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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| 2017-08-01 | 2018-04-19 |
| 6.04 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches | 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Blue and Gray |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 144.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 G6 Plus is slightly better than Motorola Moto G5S Plus, with a 77.5 score against 74.8. Moto G6 Plus is a a bit lighter and somewhat thinner phone than Motorola Moto G5S Plus, even when both of them were only released with a couple of months difference. The Motorola Moto G6 Plus has a little sharper display than Motorola Moto G5S Plus, because it has a little bit higher 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution, a little more pixels per screen inch and a little bigger display.
The Moto G6 Plus and Moto G5S Plus both count with extremely similar memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB and exactly the same 64 GB internal storage. Motorola Moto G6 Plus has a bit more powerful processor than Motorola Moto G5S Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Motorola Moto G6 Plus also has more RAM memory.
The Motorola Moto G6 Plus features a little better battery lifetime than Motorola Moto G5S Plus, because it has a 3200mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh. Motorola Moto G6 Plus shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Motorola Moto G5S Plus, because although it has a lower video resolution and a back camera with a lower resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low light captures.
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