Motorola Moto G6 Plus vs Xiaomi Mi 5

Motorola Moto G6 Plus

Xiaomi Mi 5

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - Europe, Brazil;

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO; TD-SCDMA
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600) - Europe; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - Brazil

LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass, aluminum frame

-
SIM

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

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

160 mm

144.6 mm
Width

75.5 mm

69.2 mm
Thickness

8 mm

7.3 mm
Weight

167 g

129 g
Splash resistant

Yes

-
Colors

Deep Indigo, Gold, Nimbus

Black, Ceramic, Gold, White

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

-
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7

16 MP, f/2.0
5 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

-
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

4-axis optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Camera features

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

1.12 µm pixel size, 1/2.8" sensor size, HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

-

No
Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity