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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| 2017-03-31 | 2021-01-14 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.51 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.28 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Flash gray, Glowing blue (retail only) and Polar silver (retail only) |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto G Power (2021) is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto G5 Plus, getting a score of 76.5 against 74.6. Even though Moto G Power (2021) is incredibly heavier than the Motorola Moto G5 Plus, it's just a bit thinner and also notably newer. The Motorola Moto G Power (2021)'s CPU is very similar to Motorola Moto G5 Plus's processing unit, they have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
The Moto G5 Plus features a sharper screen than Moto G Power (2021), because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a lot better display pixel density and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. Motorola Moto G Power (2021) counts with a quite bigger memory for games and applications than Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Motorola Moto G Power (2021) also has an external memory slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Motorola Moto G Power (2021) shoots much better videos and photos than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have a F1.7 camera aperture and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Motorola Moto G Power (2021) also has a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality, a lot higher resolution back camera and faster video frame rates.
Moto G Power (2021) counts with a much longer battery duration than Moto G5 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
The Moto G Power (2021) not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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