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| Global Score | |
| 68.4 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| 2018-04-19 | 2017-08-01 |
| 6.12 x 2.84 x 0.36 inches | 6.04 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Blue and Gray | Gold, Gray and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 197.00 | $ 144.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1440 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 282 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G5S Plus has a general score of 74.8, which is a bit better than Moto G6 Play's 68.4 score. The Motorola Moto G5S Plus construction is just a little lighter but just a little thicker than the Moto G6 Play, and both of them were released with only 9 months difference. The Moto G5S Plus features a brighter screen than Motorola Moto G6 Play, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 1920.
Motorola Moto G5S Plus features a bit better processing power than Motorola Moto G6 Play, because it has 4 more cores and 1 GB more RAM memory. The Motorola Moto G5S Plus has just a bit better camera than Motorola Moto G6 Play, and although they both have the same camera aperture and a back camera with a 13 mega-pixels, the Motorola Moto G5S Plus also has a much higher (4K) video resolution.
The Motorola Moto G5S Plus counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Moto G6 Play, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 128 GB, the Motorola Moto G5S Plus also has more internal memory. The Moto G6 Play features better battery duration than Motorola Moto G5S Plus, because it has a 33 percent more battery size.
The Moto G5S Plus not only is the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making it an easy decision.
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