Motorola Moto G 5G Plus vs Motorola Moto G5 Plus Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G 5G Plus

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Motorola Moto G5 Plus

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Motorola Moto G 5G Plus or Motorola Moto G5 Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G 5G Plus Motorola Moto G5 Plus
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Release date 2020, July 07 2017, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 168 x 74 x 9 mm | 6.61 x 6.61 x 2.91 in 150.2 x 74 x 7.7 mm | 5.91 x 5.91 x 2.91 in
Weight 207 g | 7.3 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Blue Lunar Grey, Fine Gold
Battery 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 400 EUR 240 EUR
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 5.2" in
Screen area 104.9 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 21:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 67.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2520 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 409 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - 90Hz refresh rate
-HDR10
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.2, (macro), AF
-2 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
-12 MP, f/1.7, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Dual 5 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1.0µm
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10 Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765 (7 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.3 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver) - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 620 Adreno 506
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM; 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 306311
GeekBench 5 Single Core 145
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 536
GeekBench 4 Single Core 834
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4112
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2889
GeekBench 4 Battery 3181

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-5G - 2, 5, 66, 260, 261 SA/NSA/mmWave
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - XT1687 (USA)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1687 (USA) 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - XT1687 (USA) 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1684, XT1685
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 38(2600), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - XT1687 (USA) 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - XT1684, XT1685
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, LTEEP, SUPL Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (market dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass (USA model only)
Other extras
- Fast charging 20W
- Splash resistant

- Fast battery charging
- Splash and dust resistant
Versions
- Versions: XT1684 (Single SIM); XT1685 (Dual SIM); XT1687 (USA)

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