Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs. Google Pixel 6

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Motorola Moto G5 Plus and Google Pixel 6. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs. Google Pixel 6 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Motorola Moto G5 Plus Google Pixel 6
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - GB7N6
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.2 mm 158.6 mm Google Pixel 6 has greater height than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Width 74 mm 74.8 mm Google Pixel 6 has greater width than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Depth 9.7 mm 8.9 mm Google Pixel 6 is narrower than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Weight 155 g 207 g Motorola Moto G5 Plus is lighter than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Body Colour Lunar grey Sorta seafoam | Kinda Coral | Stormy black
Body Material High-grade aluminium Corning Gorilla Glass 6, tactile alloy frame
Protection Splashproof Water-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Google Pixel 6 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.297 W/kg 1.38 W/kg (body), 1 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Motorola Moto G5 Plus Google Pixel 6
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.4" Google Pixel 6 has larger screen size than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 6 has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 424 ppi 411 ppi Motorola Moto G5 Plus has better pixel density than Google Pixel 6.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 6 has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features - Always-on display, Now Playing, Smooth Display (up to 90 Hz), High brightness mode, At a Glance
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Fingerprint-resistant coating, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Motorola Moto G5 Plus Google Pixel 6
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Google Tensor - with Titan M2 security
Processor Number MSM8953 -
Clock Speed 2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 506 -
MEMORY Motorola Moto G5 Plus Google Pixel 6
RAM 3 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Google Pixel 6 has more RAM than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Google Pixel 6 has more internal memory than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Motorola Moto G5 Plus Google Pixel 6
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Google Pixel 6 has better camera resolution than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Sensor Size - 1/1.31"
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.85 Motorola Moto G5 Plus has better lens aperture than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Field of View (FoV) - 82 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.2 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Google Pixel 6 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Digital Zoom 8x 7x Motorola Moto G5 Plus has better digital zoom than Google Pixel 6.
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Live HDR+
Camera Modes Burst mode, slow motion video, Panorama, Best Shot, tap to focus, Professional mode Panorama, portrait mode, Top Shot, Super Res Zoom, Frequent Faces, Cinematic Pan, Motion Mode, Real Tone, Face Unblur, Magic Eraser, Portrait Light, Motion autofocus, Astrophotography timelapse
White Balance - Custom
Light Source Dual LED flash Flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 40 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Capture, Colour Correlated Temperature (CCT) flash, Drag to focus & exposure, Dual Autofocus Pixels Stereo Recording, Audio zoom, laser detection auto focus (LDAF), Dual Exposure Controls, Octa PD Quad Bayer wide camera, 4K Timelapse with stabilisation, 4K Cinematic Pan video stabilisation, 4K Locked video stabilisation, 1080p Active video stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 114 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.25 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Lens correction
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Google Pixel 6 has better front camera resolution than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Google Pixel 6 has better front lens aperture than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Field of View (Front) - 84 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Camera Modes (Front) Professional mode, Beautification mode -
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Motorola Moto G5 Plus Google Pixel 6
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4614 mAh Google Pixel 6 has larger battery capacity than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Fast Charging Technology - Power Delivery 3.0 Google Pixel 6 has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 6 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Run Time Details - Mixed usage: up to 24 hrs
Mixed usage (Extreme Battery Saver): up to 48 hrs
CELLULAR Motorola Moto G5 Plus Google Pixel 6
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Google Pixel 6 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 12
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual Band GNSS
COMMUNICATIONS Motorola Moto G5 Plus Google Pixel 6
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n40, n25, n12, n48, n30, n14
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12, TDD 3500, FDD 2300, n14
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Motorola Moto G5 Plus Google Pixel 6
Supported Digital Video Standards - H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC
FEATURES Motorola Moto G5 Plus Google Pixel 6
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, magnetometer, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, flicker sensor, spectral sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, TurboPower techbnology MIMO technology, Three microphones, Noise suppression, Fast Charging, ARCore, Google Cast, Trusty (Trusted Execution Environment), Private Compute Core, Android System Intelligence, Security hub
OTHERS Motorola Moto G5 Plus Google Pixel 6
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards - IP68, HEARING AID M3/T3
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