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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-08-01 | 2020-12-07 |
| 6.04 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 144.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LTPS |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto G 5G is just a bit better than the Moto G5S Plus, having a overall score of 81.5 against 74.8. Even though the Moto G 5G is newer than Moto G5S Plus, it's a little thicker and much heavier. Moto G 5G features a little faster CPU than Motorola Moto G5S Plus. Both have 8 processing cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Moto G 5G and Motorola Moto G5S Plus feature extremely similar displays, because although the Moto G 5G has a little lower count of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a larger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px. Motorola Moto G 5G features a much bigger memory for games and applications than Motorola Moto G5S Plus, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Motorola Moto G 5G also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Moto G 5G counts with a way better battery lifetime than Motorola Moto G5S Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Moto G 5G has a much better camera than Motorola Moto G5S Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Moto G 5G also has a bigger aperture for better photography and video in poorly lited situations and a much higher 48 MP resolution back facing camera.
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