Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs Xiaomi Redmi 5

Motorola Moto G (Gen 2)
motorola moto g (gen 2)
Xiaomi Redmi 5
xiaomi redmi 5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Xiaomi
Announced September 2014 December 2017
Status Available - September 2014 Available - December 2017
Price - Rs. 8,999 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Matte Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm
(5.98 x 2.87 x 0.3 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Taiwan
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Build
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Android OS, v7.1.2 (Nougat)
User Interface - MIUI 9
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 506 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 3/4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1440 pixels (282 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.76% 76.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2070 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -