Motorola Moto G 5G Plus vs Motorola Moto G6 Play

Motorola Moto G 5G Plus

Motorola Moto G6 Play

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 - USA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - Europe, Brazil; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - USA; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 66

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600) - Europe; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 66(1700/2100) - USA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - Brazil
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 7, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78; SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
5G speed

5G

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic

Glass, aluminium alloy
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

168 mm

154.4 mm
Width

74 mm

72.2 mm
Thickness

9 mm

9 mm
Weight

207 g

175 g
Splash resistant

Yes

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Colors

Blue

Deep Indigo, Flash Gray, Gold, Silver

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

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Main camera

48 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm

13 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm
8 MP, f/2.2 , 1.12 µm
5 MP, f/2.2 , 1.12 µm
2 MP, f/2.2 , 1.75 µm
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

4160 x 3120 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

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autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, RAW, Night vision

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

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WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.1

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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BDS

Yes

Yes
SUPL

Yes

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LTEEP

Yes

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Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

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MMS
Messaging Email

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Email
Messaging IM

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IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity