Andrew Williams
Specs at a glance: Moto G5 | |
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Screen | 5.2-inch 1920×1080 IPS LCD |
OS | Android 7 Nougat |
SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (octa-core Cortex-A53 @ 1.4GHz CPU + Adreno 505 GPU) |
RAM | 2GB |
Storage | 16GB |
Ports | Micro USB |
Camera | 13MP rear camera with phase detection auto focus, f/2.0 lens |
Battery | 2800mAh (removable!) |
Price | €179/$199 (probably ~£170) |
Availability | March 2017 |
BARCELONA, Spain—Somewhat unusually for a newer phone, the Moto G5 isn't a flat-out better phone than the Moto G4 in every respect. It's just... different.
The biggest upgrade is in the Moto G5’s build. There’s a lot more metal than before. The best way to tell metal parts from plastic ones is to chill a phone to see which parts get colder than others. But because I no longer wheel a freezer behind me when I attend conferences like MWC, I have to make do with a simpler fingernail scratch test. It would appear that the rear of the Moto G5 is metal but the sides are plastic with a convincing metal finish.
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