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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Microsoft |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-12-07 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Frosted silver and Volcanic grey | Glacier |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| LTPS | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.98 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G 5G is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface Duo, getting a global score of 81.5 against 78.8. Both phones in this comparison review have the same Android 10 OS (operating system). Even though Motorola Moto G 5G and the Microsoft Surface Duo were released with only 3 months difference, the Motorola Moto G 5G body is noticeably thicker but somewhat lighter.
The Microsoft Surface Duo has a bit superior CPU than Moto G 5G, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Microsoft Surface Duo has a bit better looking display than Motorola Moto G 5G, because it has a better resolution of 1800 x 2700 pixels, a just a bit higher count of pixels per inch in the display and a bigger screen.
The Moto G 5G takes much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Moto G 5G also counts with a larger aperture to take better low-light images and video and a camera in the back with a lot better resolution.
The Motorola Moto G 5G has a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Motorola Moto G 5G features a really longer battery life than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3577mAh.
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