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Motorola Moto G5 Plus
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Full Specifications September 4, 2026
Motorola Moto G5 Plus Android 7.0
Motorola · 2017

Motorola Moto G5 Plus

Motorola Moto G5 Plus Android smartphone. Announced Feb 2017. Features 5.2″ display, Snapdragon 625 chipset, 12 MP primary camera, 5 MP front camera, 3000 mAh battery, 64 GB storage, 4 GB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

Display 5.2"
Chipset Snapdragon 625
RAM 2-4 GB
Storage 32GB/64GB storage, microSDXC
Camera 12 MP
Battery 3000 mAh
OS Android 7.0, up to Android 8.1
Build 155g, 7.7mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2017, February. Released 2017, April
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 506

Display

Type IPS LCD
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm 2 (~67.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Memory

Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
memoryother eMMC 5.1

Main Camera

Single 12 MP, f/1.7, dual pixel PDAF
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps

Selfie camera

Single 5 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps

Body

Dimensions 150.2 x 74 x 7.7 mm (5.91 x 2.91 x 0.30 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, plastic frame
SIM · Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
bodyother Splash and dust resistant

Battery

Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market dependent)
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG

Network

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1687 (USA)
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 38, 41, 66 - XT1687 (USA)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Features

Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass (USA model only)

Our Tests

Performance GeekBench: 4255 (v4.4) GFXBench: 3.5fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Misc

Colors Lunar Grey, Fine Gold
Models XT1685, XT1687, XT1684, XT1686
SAR 0.09 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.30 W/kg (head)     1.24 W/kg (body)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2017, February. Released 2017, April
Status Discontinued
OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 506
Type IPS LCD
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm 2 (~67.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
memoryother eMMC 5.1
Single 12 MP, f/1.7, dual pixel PDAF
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Single 5 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps
Dimensions 150.2 x 74 x 7.7 mm (5.91 x 2.91 x 0.30 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, plastic frame
SIM · Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
bodyother Splash and dust resistant
Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market dependent)
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1687 (USA)
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 38, 41, 66 - XT1687 (USA)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass (USA model only)
Performance GeekBench: 4255 (v4.4) GFXBench: 3.5fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Colors Lunar Grey, Fine Gold
Models XT1685, XT1687, XT1684, XT1686
SAR 0.09 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.30 W/kg (head)     1.24 W/kg (body)
Price About 240 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
36.7/100
Entry-level

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Processor 27.2
Display 65
Camera 58.4
Battery 53
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