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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-11-11 | 2020-12-07 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| 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 | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 |
Comparison review
Moto G 5G has an overall score of 81.5, which is much better than Moto M's 71.6 general score. The Moto G 5G body is a lot newer than Moto M's, although it's much thicker and noticeably heavier. The Moto M and the Motorola Moto G 5G have extremely similar displays, because although the Motorola Moto G 5G has a just a bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a larger screen and a slightly better 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The Motorola Moto G 5G's CPU is just as good as the Motorola Moto M one, both have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit. The Motorola Moto G 5G counts with a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto M, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Moto G 5G has a very superior battery performance than Moto M, because it has a 64% more battery size. The Moto G 5G counts with a very superior camera than Motorola Moto M, because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a bigger aperture to take better photography and videos in low-light environments and a much higher resolution back facing camera.
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