Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G 4G (Gen 2) vs Motorola Moto G5 vs Motorola Moto G5 Plus

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Motorola
Announced January 2015 February 2017 February 2017
Status Available - January 2015 Available - March 2017 Available - March 2017
Price Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,999 ($210.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($225.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Black/Lemon Grey, Black, Sapphire Blue Gold, Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
144.3 x 73 x 9.5 mm
(5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 in)
150.2 x 74 x 7.9 mm
(5.91 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 144.5 g (5.08.0.18 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM Dual SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 2600 (Band 7) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Front Speaker -
Notification LED - No Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 505 Adreno 506
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass Protection
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.76% 65.30% 66.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP 12 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR Autofocus, f/2.0, dual-pixel autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR
Video 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, auto-HDR [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2390 mAh 2800 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -