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LG G5 SE vs Motorola Moto Z Play

2.91 in
5.88 in
LG G5 SE Mobile Phone
LG G5 SE
3.01 in
6.16 in
Motorola Moto Z Play Mobile Phone
Motorola Moto Z Play
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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4.4 out of 5
41 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
32 user ratings
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Full Comparison

Hardware

LG G5 SELG G5 SE
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 510Qualcomm Adreno 506
RAM memory3 GB3 GB

Display

LG G5 SELG G5 SE
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Screen size5.3 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1440 x 2560 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
Pixel density554.0 ppi403.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

LG G5 SELG G5 SE
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps120.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Front camera

LG G5 SELG G5 SE
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

LG G5 SELG G5 SE
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Internal storage32 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

LG G5 SELG G5 SE
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Black
  • White
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

LG G5 SELG G5 SE
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Height5.88 in6.16 in
Width2.91 in3.01 in
Depth0.3 in0.28 in
Weight5.5 oz5.82 oz

Sensors

LG G5 SELG G5 SE
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

LG G5 SELG G5 SE
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

LG G5 SELG G5 SE
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

LG G5 SELG G5 SE
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Replaceable batteryyesno
Battery capacity2800.0 mAh3510.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesyes
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

          Often compared with LG G5 SE