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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| 2016-10-20 | 2020-07-08 |
| 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches | 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.30 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Surfing blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| 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 |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual 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
The Moto G 5G Plus is a bit better than Google Pixel, getting an 82.6 score against 80.2. The Moto G 5G Plus construction is a lot newer than the Google Pixel's, but it's noticeably heavier and a little bit thicker. The Google Pixel has a little sharper screen than Motorola Moto G 5G Plus, because although it has a much smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a little better screen pixels density.
The Motorola Moto G 5G Plus has a bit better performance than Google Pixel, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Motorola Moto G 5G Plus also has a higher number of cores. The Motorola Moto G 5G Plus has a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Motorola Moto G 5G Plus has a very superior battery performance than Google Pixel, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Motorola Moto G 5G Plus has a much better camera than Google Pixel, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Motorola Moto G 5G Plus also has a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light photos, a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a better image quality and a lot more MP back-facing camera.
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