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Motorola Moto G4 Play

Motorola Moto G5 Plus
Motorola Moto G4 Play
Motorola Moto G5 Plus

Released in August 2016. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 294 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,800 mAh battery.

Released in April 2017. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 424 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Lighter (13%)
  • Much thinner (29%)
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • Much better quality screen (31%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • May have more memory
  • More storage
  • Much more processing power (60%)
  • Better battery capacity (7%)

Specifications

Motorola Moto G4 Play Motorola Moto G5 Plus
Specifications
Brand Motorola Motorola
Model - -
Release Date August 2016 April 2017
Operating System Android 6.0 Android 7.0
Dimensions
Size 144.4 x 72.0 x 9.9 mm
5.69 x 2.83 x 0.39 in		 150.2 x 74.0 x 7.7 mm
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.30 in
Weight 137 g
4.83 oz		 155 g
5.47 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 294 424
Features - -
Cameras
Rear 8 MP f/2.2 12 MP f/1.7
Front 5 MP f/2.2 5 MP f/2.2
Storage
Memory 1 GB
2 GB		 2 GB
3 GB
4 GB
Fixed 8 GB
16 GB		 32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53 8x 2.00 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 506
Battery
Capacity 2,800 mAh 3,000 mAh
Features - -
Removable True False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Motorola Moto G4 Play Motorola Moto G5 Plus

Motorola Moto G4 Play

Motorola Moto G5 Plus

5.0"
137 g
4.83 oz

5.2"
155 g
5.47 oz