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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-24 | 2020-12-07 |
| 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Cosmic blue and Crystal pink | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LTPS |
| 400 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 14.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Moto G 5G has an overall score of 81.5, which is slightly better than Moto G8 Plus's 77.6 overall score. The Motorola Moto G 5G body is newer, but a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier than the Moto G8 Plus. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus and the Motorola Moto G 5G have similar displays, because although the Motorola Moto G 5G has a just a bit worse screen pixel density, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a little bigger display.
The Moto G 5G features a bit more powerful CPU than Moto G8 Plus. Both have 4 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores. Moto G 5G counts with more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Moto G 5G also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 1000 GB.
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a bit better camera than Moto G 5G. Both of them have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same diafragm aperture, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same (4K) video quality. The Moto G 5G has better battery performance than Moto G8 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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