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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-10-20 | 2020-12-07 |
| 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | LTPS |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.72 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G 5G is a little bit better than the Google Pixel, having an 81.5 score against 80.2. Motorola Moto G 5G is a newer cellphone than Google Pixel, but it's thicker and noticeably heavier. The Google Pixel counts with a bit more vivid screen than Motorola Moto G 5G, because although it has a way smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch.
Motorola Moto G 5G counts with a much greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Google Pixel, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 1000 GB. Moto G 5G has a bit better CPU than Google Pixel, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Moto G 5G also has a larger number of cores (and they are faster).
Motorola Moto G 5G has a much longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Motorola Moto G 5G shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Google Pixel, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Motorola Moto G 5G also has a way more MP back-facing camera and a larger aperture for better low-light captures and video.
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