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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Motorola |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-12-07 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Black and White | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | LTPS |
| 565 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 is slightly better than Lumia 950, getting an 81.5 score against 74.1. The Moto G 5G counts with Android 10 operating system, while Lumia 950 comes with Windows 10 Mobile operating system. Moto G 5G's body is newer, but somewhat thicker and extremely heavier than the Lumia 950. Lumia 950 has an incredibly better screen than Moto G 5G, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px.
Moto G 5G has a superior processing unit than Lumia 950, because it has a higher amount of RAM and more CPU cores. Moto G 5G has just a bit better camera than Lumia 950, and although they both have the same video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Moto G 5G also has a bigger aperture for better low light images and videos and a camera with way more mega-pixels.
The Moto G 5G counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and 32 GB more internal storage capacity. The Moto G 5G counts with a much better battery lifetime than Lumia 950, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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