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Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto G5 Plus

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - XT1687 (USA)
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1687 (USA)
	HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA model	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - XT1687 (USA)
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1684, XT1685
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - XT1686
4G Network		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 38, 41, 66 - XT1687 (USA)
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - XT1684, XT1685
		1, 3, 5, 8, 40 - XT1686
Speed	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2014, September. Released 2014, September	2017, February. Released 2017, April
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm (5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)	150.2 x 74 x 7.7 mm (5.91 x 2.91 x 0.30 in)
Weight	149 g (5.26 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
Build		Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, plastic frame
SIM	Micro-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		Splash and dust resistant

Display
Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~67.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform
OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 305	Adreno 506

Memory
Card slot	microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	8GB 1GB RAM	32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
	eMMC 4.5	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera
Modules	8 MP, f/2.0, AF	12 MP, f/1.7, dual pixel PDAF
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video	720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	2 MP, f/2.2	5 MP, f/2.2
Video		1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS
NFC	No	Yes (market dependent)
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	FM radio	FM radio
USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	microUSB 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass (USA model only)
	Digital TV (DS DTV 16GB model only)

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 2070 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging		15W wired

Misc
Colors	White, Black	Lunar Grey, Fine Gold
SAR		0.09 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
SAR EU		0.30 W/kg (head)     1.24 W/kg (body)
Models	XT1068, XT1063, XT1064, XT1069, XT1077	XT1685, XT1687, XT1684, XT1686
Price	About 160 EUR	About 240 EUR

Tests
Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 497 Basemark X: 3142	GeekBench: 4255 (v4.4) GFXBench: 3.5fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality	Noise -91.6dB / Crosstalk -91.7dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 50h