Motorola Moto G6 vs LG Nexus 5X Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G6

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Motorola Moto G6 or LG Nexus 5X Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G6 LG Nexus 5X
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Release date 2018, April 2015, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153.8 x 72.3 x 8.3 mm | 6.06 x 6.06 x 2.85 in 147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm | 5.79 x 5.79 x 2.86 in
Weight 167 g | 5.89 oz 136 g | 4.8 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame Plastic body
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Colors Deep Indigo, Silver, Blush, Black Carbon, Quartz, Ice
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 180 EUR 270 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 5.2" in
Screen area 83.8 cm2 74.9 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.4% 70.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 423 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12.3 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
-12.3 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, laser AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, auto-HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@60/30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP or 16 MP, f/2.2 5 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.4µm
Functions LED flash HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 - Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 418
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 161
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 673
GeekBench 5 Single Core 120 178
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 432 447
GeekBench 4 Single Core 748 1012
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3792 2273
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2868 2918
GeekBench 4 Battery 1362

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Europe, Brazil 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - India
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600) - Europe 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - USA 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - Brazil 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - American model
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - American model 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asian model 
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - American model 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 8(900), 26(850), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Asian model 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global model
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 12
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (Europe model) Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR 4.2, A2DP

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Audio
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 15W
- Splash resistant
Versions
- For Global market, Europe, Brazil, USA Also known as Motorola Moto 1S

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