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Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S9+

2.91 in
5.91 in
Motorola Moto G5 Plus Mobile Phone
Motorola Moto G5 Plus
2.91 in
6.22 in
Samsung Galaxy S9+ Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
11
4.1 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
14 %
4 stars
85 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
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1 stars
0 %
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17
4.5 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
0 %
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0 %
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0 %
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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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0 %
47
4.1 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S9+Samsung Galaxy S9+
Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
6 GB

Display

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S9+Samsung Galaxy S9+
Screen size5.2 in6.2 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi529.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S9+Samsung Galaxy S9+
Primary sensor size1/2.5"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps960.0 fps

Front camera

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S9+Samsung Galaxy S9+
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.2F/1.7
Primary sensor size1/2.5"1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S9+Samsung Galaxy S9+
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Maximum card storage128GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S9+Samsung Galaxy S9+
Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Lunar grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • Purple
  • Titanium grey
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal

Dimensions

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S9+Samsung Galaxy S9+
Height5.91 in6.22 in
Width2.91 in2.91 in
Depth0.38 in0.33 in
Weight5.47 oz6.67 oz

Sensors

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S9+Samsung Galaxy S9+
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S9+Samsung Galaxy S9+
Dual sim supportyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.1
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C
Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S9+Samsung Galaxy S9+
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz

Battery

Motorola Moto G5 PlusMotorola Moto G5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S9+Samsung Galaxy S9+
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Fast charging standardMotorola TurboPowerSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge

Pros & Cons

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