Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G 5G Plus vs Motorola Edge 20 Lite vs Motorola Moto G56

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Motorola
Announced July 2020 July 2021 May 2025
Status Coming Soon - July 2020 Coming Soon - August 2021 Available - May 2025
Colors Blue Electric Graphite, Lagoon Green Pantone (Black Oyster, Gray Mist, Dazzling Blue, Dill)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 168 x 74 x 9 mm
(6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 in)
165.9 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(6.53 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
165.8 x 76.3 x 8.4 mm
(6.53 x 3 x 0.33 in)
Weight 207 g (7.3 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - International
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - LATAM
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 66 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 71 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66 - LATAM
5G Network - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 66 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 71, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - LATAM
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Splash resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Water-repellent design
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Drop resistant up to 1.2m
MIL-STD-810H compliant*
* does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 11 Android 15
Processor Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 720 5G (7 nm) Octa-core 2.6 GHz, Mediatek Dimensity 7060 (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 620 Mali-G57 MC3 IMG BXM-8-256
RAM 6 GB 8 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ OLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Colors 16M colors 1B colors 16M colors
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches 6.72 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2520 pixels (409 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (392 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.43% 85.87% 86.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP 108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118° (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.2, 1.75µm, (depth)
panorama, HDR
108 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera 16 MP, f/2.0, 1.0µm, (wide)
8 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm, (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.3, (wide), 0.7µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 0.7µm
HDR
Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, LTEPP, SUPL Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 20W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 30W wired
Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh 5200 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -