Motorola announces Moto G5S and Moto G5S Plus, successors of Moto G5 and G5 Plus launched just a few months ago. Both new devices sport a Metal unibody design with the front mounted fingerprint scanner. Similar to most of the Premium moto smartphones, these also include Water repellent nano coating to protect the smartphone from spills and splashes. Both smartphones boots on Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box and supports One Button Nav and Moto Experiences like Night display, Quick reply etc
Moto G5S
G5S features a 5.2″ Full HD display that is slightly bigger than the 5″ display of Moto G5. Processor and RAM remain same i.e. 1.4GHz Octa-core Snapdragon 430 and 3GB RAM. It houses a 3000mAh battery that supports turbo charging and can provide up to 5 hours of power in just 15 minutes of charge. Another major difference is the rear camera. G5S comes with the 16MP rear camera while G5 has a 13MP camera. The front camera is same on both phone except the selfie flash on new G5S.
Moto G5S Specifications
- 5.2″ Display, 1920 x 1080 Pixels, 424 ppi
- Water Repellent Nano-coating
- Metal Body, Fingerprint Scanner, Gorilla Glass 3
- 1.4GHz Snapdragon 430 Processor, Octa-core
- 3GB RAM, Adreno 505 GPU
- 32GB Storage, microSD Support up to 128GB
- Android 7.1 Nougat
- 16MP Rear Camera, f/2.0, Dual LED Flash
- 5MP Front Camera, f/2.0, LED Flash
- Video Recording (Rear) – 1080@30fps, Slow-motion
- 3000mAh Battery, Turbo Charging
- Single or Dual SIM, Nano SIM, 4G LTE
- Bluetooth 4.2, WiFi a/b/g/n, NFC
- GPS, A-GPS. GLONASS
- Bottom-ported Loud Speaker, Dual Mics
- Micro USB 2.0, 3.5mm Audio Jack
- Sensors – Accelerometer, Gyro, Ambient Light, Proximity
- Dimensions (HxWxT) – 150 x 73.5 x 8.2 to 9.5 mm
- Weight – 157g
- Colors – Lunar Grey, Fine Gold
Moto G5S Plus
The major difference between the G5S Plus and G5 Plus is the camera. Newly introduced G5S Plus features Dual 13MP cameras at the rear side with depth Editor. You can even shoot 4K videos at 30fps. For selfies, it includes an 8MP sensor with Selfie flash. The Processor, RAM, and Battery remain same as the G5 Plus i.e. 2GHz Snapdragon 625, 3GB or 4GB RAM and 3000mAh battery with Turbo charging. It also has a Selective focus mode that helps to take professional looking portraits by adding blurred background effect. Moto G5 Plus has a 12MP rear camera and 5MP selfie camera.
Moto G5S Plus Specifications
- 5.5″ Display, 1920 x 1080 Pixels, 401 ppi
- Water Repellent Nano-coating
- Metal Body, Fingerprint Scanner, Gorilla Glass 3
- 2 GHz Snapdragon 625 Processor, Octa-core
- 3GB / 4GB RAM, Adreno 506 GPU
- 32GB / 64GB Storage, microSD Support up to 128GB
- Android 7.1 Nougat
- 13MP Dual Rear Cameras with Depth Editor, f/2.0, Dual LED Flash
- 8MP Front Camera, f/2.0, LED Flash
- Video Recording (Rear) – 4K, 1080@30fps, Slow-motion
- 3000mAh Battery, Turbo Charging
- Single or Dual SIM, Nano SIM, 4G LTE
- Bluetooth 4.2LE, WiFi a/b/g/n (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz)
- GPS, A-GPS. GLONASS, NFC
- Bottom-ported Loud Speaker, Dual Mics
- Micro USB 2.0, 3.5mm Audio Jack
- Sensors – Accelerometer, Gyro, Ambient Light, Proximity
- Dimensions (HxWxT) – 153 x 76.2 x 8 to 9.5 mm
- Weight – 168g
- Colors – Lunar Grey, Blush Gold
Both new Moto G’s will be available starting August 2017 in various countries globally and coming to the US this fall. Moto G5S is offered in Lunar Grey & Fine Gold colors and price starts at 249 EUR (Approx. ₹18,900). Moto G5S Plus starts at 299 EUR (Approx. ₹22,700) with two colors to choose from – Lunar Grey, Blush Gold. Price, Color, and Specifications vary by country and channel.