Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Motorola Moto G5S

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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Motorola
Announced September 2014 February 2017 August 2017
Status Available - September 2014 Available - March 2017 Coming Soon - August 2017
Price - Rs. 14,999 ($225.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,500 ($249.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Gold, Gray, Silver Lunar Gray, Fine Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
150.2 x 74 x 7.9 mm
(5.91 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
150 x 73.5 x 8.2 - 9.5 mm
(5.91 x 2.89 x 0.32 - 0.37 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 506 Adreno 505
RAM 1 GB 3/4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16/32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass Protection IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.2 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.76% 66.95% 67.50%
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 12 MP 16 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.0, dual-pixel autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Quick Capture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR
Video 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+ 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2070 mAh 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -