Lenovo/Motorola has announced yet another generation
of the hugely successful Moto G and that means the Moto G5
and Moto G5 Plus are official. Sharing an overall similar design and metal
build, the two smartphones are meant to bring a touch of premium to a model
range governed by budget considerations.
The plain Moto G5 is built around a 5-inch FullHD
IPS display, covered with Gorilla Glass 3. At the helm is the Snapdragon 430
chipset with a 1.4 GHz octa-core processor doing the number crunching. There are
2GB of RAM on board and storage is either 16GB or 32GB, expandable in both
cases.
A 13MP f/2.0 primary camera with phase-detect
autofocus sits on the back of the G5, and there's a 5MP f/2.2 wide-angle
front-facing cam as well. The Moto G5 gets a fingerprint sensor below the
display too - of the previous generation only the Plus had the feature.
Battery capacity is listed at 2,800 mAh and the phone
will charge at 10W, Motorola is keen to point out. The device measures
144.3x73x9.5mm and weighs in at 144g. The Moto G5 will boot Android Nougat out
of the box, so no complaints on the OS front.
The Moto G5 Plus brings a few notable improvements,
starting with a bump in display diagonal to 5.2 inches. The
14nm Snapdragon 625 is in charge here, octa-core 2GHz chipset and all. There
are different RAM and storage versions for the G5 Plus, the former either 2GB
or 4GB and the latter 32GB or 64GB, again expandable.
The Moto G5 Plus' primary cam is different too - a
12MP dual-pixel sensor behind an f/1.7 aperture lens. 4K video recording is
supported on this model, unlike the Moto G5. The two do share the same 5MP
front shooter. The G5 Plus is treated to a larger battery, if only marginally
so - 3,000 mAh, and supports TurboPower charging. This one is a bit larger,
naturally - 150.2x74x9.7mm, and weighs 155g.
The Moto G5 will be sold in Latin America, Europe,
Asia Pacific and North America, beginning early next month. The Moto G5's price
will start at € 199 for the 2GB/16GB version, while the Moto G5 Plus ups that to
€ 279 for the 2GB/32GB flavor and US$ 199 for a 2GB/32GB handset, with a hint there
at what's going to be available where.
