Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto X Play vs LG G5 vs Motorola Moto G5 Plus

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola LG Motorola
Announced July 2015 February 2016 February 2017
Status Available - August 2015 Available - May 2016 Available - March 2017
Price Rs. 15,499 ($227.93) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 35,999 ($529.40) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($225.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink Gold, Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148 x 75 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 in)
149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.88 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)
150.2 x 74 x 7.9 mm
(5.91 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1562 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500) - XT1562 LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP52 Certified: Water Repellant Nano-coating - Fingerprint Sensor -
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 530 Adreno 506
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS Quantum Display, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass Protection
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.3 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.21% 70.19% 66.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 21 MP, 5248 x 3936 16 MP (f/1.8) + 8 MP (f/2.4) 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR Laser Autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/2.0, dual-pixel autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 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 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3630 mAh 2800 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 48 h - -