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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 89.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-03-31 | 2020-05-14 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Midnight magenta and Solar black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | $ 544.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 |
| 9.57 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola edge is much better than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, with an 89.6 score against 74.6. Motorola edge's construction is way newer and a little bit thinner, but also heavier than Motorola Moto G5 Plus. The Motorola edge has a little better hardware performance than Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Motorola edge also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Moto G5 Plus counts with a little bit better screen than Motorola edge, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a little greater count of pixels in each screen inch. Motorola edge counts with a much better memory capacity to install applications and games than Moto G5 Plus, because it has an external memory card slot that allows up to 1000 GB and 192 GB more internal storage capacity.
Motorola edge features a way better battery lifetime than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Motorola edge features a way better camera than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Motorola edge also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a back-facing camera with a much better 64 mega-pixels resolution.
The Motorola edge is way more expensive than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, but you can get a much better phone for that few extra dollars.
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