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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| 2015-09-03 | 2020-07-08 |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 7.30 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Surfing blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| 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 | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 10.34 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto G 5G Plus is better than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), having an 82.6 score against 74.1. The Moto G 5G Plus design is much newer and noticeably thinner, but also heavier than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015). The Moto X Pure Edition (2015) counts with a bit more vivid screen than Moto G 5G Plus, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater display density and a bit higher 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution.
Moto G 5G Plus has a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Moto G 5G Plus also has an external memory card slot that admits up to 1000 GB. The Moto G 5G Plus counts with just a little better hardware performance than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
Motorola Moto G 5G Plus captures better photographs and videos than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Motorola Moto G 5G Plus also has a much more mega pixels back facing camera, a bigger camera sensor and a bigger camera aperture for better captures in low light environments.
Motorola Moto G 5G Plus counts with a much better battery lifetime than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because it has a 67% bigger battery capacity.
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