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Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Motorola X Play

2.91 in
5.91 in
Motorola Moto G5 Plus Mobile Phone
Motorola Moto G5 Plus
2.95 in
5.83 in
Motorola X Play Mobile Phone
Motorola X Play
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
11
4.1 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
14 %
4 stars
85 %
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9
4.0 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
100 %
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User rating
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
0 %
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38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
0 %
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506Qualcomm Adreno 405
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
2 GB

Display

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Screen size5.2 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density424.0 ppi403.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps

Front camera

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Maximum card storage128GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Lunar grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Orange
  • Purple
  • Turquoise
  • White
MaterialAluminumPlastic

Dimensions

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Height5.91 in5.83 in
Width2.91 in2.95 in
Depth0.38 in0.43 in
Weight5.47 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Dual sim supportyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz

Battery

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3630.0 mAh

Pros & Cons

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