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Motorola Moto G5 Plus Specs

8.0

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Motorola Moto G5 Plus Review

8.5

User Score (6 reviews)

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Released

Mar 31, 2017

Display

5.2-inch
1920 x 1080 px

Camera

12 MP Main
5 MP Selfie

Battery

3000 mAh

Storage

64GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
4GB RAM

OS

Android 8.1 Oreo

Description

The Motorola Moto G5 Plus runs Android 7 Nougat, sports a 5.2-inch 1080p display, and is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 625 processor. Furthermore, the phone comes with a fingerprint scanner, 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of internal memory, and a 3000 mAh battery. There's a 12 MP camera on the back, while the front-facing selfie camera is a 5 MP one.

This device is also known as Motorola XT1687

Cons

Thick body (0.38 inches)

I want it 6 users

I have it 13 users

I had it 9 users

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Display Benchmarks
Size:	5.2-inch
Resolution:	1920 x 1080 px, 424 PPI
Technology:	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body:	67.18 %
Features:	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware Benchmarks
System chip:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953
Processor:	Octa-core, 2000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU:	Adreno 506
RAM:	4GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage:	64GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS:	Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Screenshots
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	3000 mAh
Type:	Li - Ion, Not user replaceable
Charging:	Fast charging

Camera
Rear:	Single camera Camera samples
Main camera:	12 MP (PDAF)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash:	Dual LED
Video recording:	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Features:	EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front:	5 MP (Wide Angle)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches (150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm)
Weight:	5.47 oz (155.0 g)
Materials:	Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic
Resistance:	Splash
Biometrics:	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys:	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors:	Gold, Gray

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+)
4G (TDD):	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
SIM type:	Nano SIM
HD Voice:	Yes

Multimedia Benchmarks
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	Wireless screen share
Radio:	FM
Additional microphone(s):	Yes

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.2
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
Location:	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other:	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Buyers information
Price:	$ 229

Availability
Officially announced:	Feb 26, 2017

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Alternative variants

Motorola Moto G5 Plus 32GB

Differences from the main variant:
RAM:	2GB
Internal storage:	32GB

Motorola Moto G5 Plus

XT1684 no compass

Differences from the main variant:
RAM:	3GB
Internal storage:	32GB
4G (FDD):	Bands 1(2100), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d)
4G (TDD):	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Other:	NFC

Motorola Moto G5 Plus Dual

Differences from the main variant:
Type:	User replaceable
Dual SIM:	Yes

News

Motorola rolls out Android 8.1 update to Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus in U.S.

Motorola starts rolling out Moto G5 and G5 Plus Android 8.0 Oreo update

Moto G5 Plus Android 8.1 Oreo testing commences, final version coming soon

Moto G5 Plus in new condition for $130? Deal!

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Moto G5 Plus Review

Overall User Rating

(6 reviews)

8.5

Build quality

8.7

Camera quality

8.2

Performance

9.7

Display

8.2

Battery life and charging

9.2

Ice_SnowFrost333

Arena Apprentice

Cheap and nice

Posted: Mar 31, 2021, 5:52 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

I had this phone for a few years before I got a new phone. The phone is nice and a good starter phone. It works well and there isn't much to complain about. Nice intro when you turn the phone on, the apps install at an ok speed. The camera isn't that great though.

Build quality

Camera quality

Performance

Display

Battery life and charging

What I like

Good starter phone
Cheap
Efincent
Works well

What I don't like

The time it takes to charge
Camera

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Radiumus

Arena Apprentice

Best cheap phone.

Posted: Mar 28, 2019, 9:49 PM

Phone owned for less than a year

I've had it for almost a year and it has a huge screen, great battery, a decent camera, and a REALLY good price. It's now 2 generations old but it is not sluggish at all for it's age. Really sold me on budget phones since phones are overpriced these days.

brucemilo

Arena Apprentice

Moto G5 Plus

Posted: Dec 30, 2018, 9:29 PM

Phone owned for less than a year

It has thoroughly convinced me that I will never buy another motorola phone because of it and that is a shame because I have had several moto G phones prior to the 5 Plus and was ok with them. The camera works sometimes other time is a real bear to get focused to anything the OS seems to have been hurried and lacks stability in either nougat or Oreo os