PRODUCT REVIEW.
Motorola defined the budget segment with the Moto G. We have seen four generations of the handsets improving year on year and this time the company has quickly launched an update to the most popular budget series. The Moto G5 and G5 Plus were announced at MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2017 and just last month, the Lenovo owned company got the G5 Plus to India.
It is probably the most important Moto G as it is the first time we see Moto launching a metal phone in the budget price segment. But, is it as good as its competition? Let us find out.
Build and Design: 8/10
This is the most premium looking Moto G ever. Almost every smartphone coming at this price range features a metal design, and it was high time that Moto did the same. The past four generations saw Motorola using a plastic build, but this time Moto has finally gone for a metal uni-body design.
The G5 Plus takes some of the design cues of the most recent Moto Z smartphones. It has a flat metal back and full glass front with a large round camera bump. The metal has a nice matte finish offering a certain amount of grip. It isn't that heavy even though it is mostly metal. It's also quite slim, slimmer than its predecessor with a thickness of just 7.7 mm. The edges have chrome linings, giving them a faux-chamfered look.
At the front, there is a 5.2-inch display with a new and improved rounded fingerprint scanner sitting below it. The earpiece, front camera and light/proximity sensors sit above the display. The earpiece also has the loudspeaker built-in and has a nice finish.
Features: 7/10
The Moto G5 Plus has similar features as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and the Lenovo P2, with a few differences. Moto has reduced the size of the display to 5.2-inches and has kept the resolution at Full HD (1920x1080). Inside there is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC with an octa-core processor with Cortex A53 cores clocked at 2.0 GHz along with an Adreno 506 GPU. This is paired to 4 GB of RAM, and there is a 3 GB RAM variant as well. For storage, there is 32 GB of internal memory while the 3 GB RAM variant get 16 GB of storage. Both the variants come with expandable storage and the best part is, you don't have sacrifice a SIM card slot for it. The SIM tray on the Moto G5 Plus comes with two nano SIM card slots and one microSD card slot.
In the camera department you get a 12MP, f/1.7 sensor at the back with autofocus and a dual-LED flash. It can also record 4K videos at 30fps. The front camera is a 5MP unit with an f/2.2 aperture.
As for connectivity options there is Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS/A-GPS/GLONASS, FM Radio, microUSB with OTG support, NFC and LTE with VoLTE support. Other features include a fingerprint scanner with gesture support, a 3,000mAh batter and Android 7.0 Nougat OS.
Software: 8/10
The good thing about Motorola smartphones is the software. All Moto devices come with clean stock Android which gives a pure experience. The G5 Plus comes with Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box. The company said that after a quick update the smartphone will also have the Google Assistant.
Performance: 8/10
Considering the Moto G5 Plus comes with similar hardware as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and the Lenovo P2, I was hoping that it would be as good. In terms day to day usage, it felt almost as good as the offerings from Xiaomi and Lenovo. Apps load quick, response time is good and even multitasking didn't give me any issues. As for heating, the temperature does occasionally go up when you are using to many resources and of course during gaming and charging. I played Mortal Combat X and Asphalt 8, both for 30 minutes each. Both of the games take a load on the hardware and yes there is prominent heating at the back. Less resource hogging games didn't show any issues.As for synthetic benchmarks, the results were somewhat similar to the Redmi Note 4 if not higher. The Snapdragon 625 with its octa-core processor and Adreno 506 GPU is a nimble chip that brings a balance of performance and efficiency to the table. The smartphone is good for light gaming and is great for your everyday tasks like checking mails, scrolling through social media apps and browsing the internet.
Camera: 9/10
Last year the Moto G4 series included an upgraded camera which was probably one of the best in its class. This year Moto has once again update the camera sensor for the G5 Plus. You get a 12MP sensor with an f/1.7 aperture, autofocus and a dual LED flash. In my head, using such a good sensor with no proper stabilisation or any advanced focusing technology was a bad idea. But it isn't half as bad as I thought it would be.
Focusing is quick and mostly accurate. Shots taken in well lit environments are quick but speeds go down once you move indoors. You need to have a steady hand to take pictures. I took some shots outside and one out of three shots turned out to be blurry.
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Specifications..
The Motorola Moto G5 Plus (32GB, 4GB RAM) features a 5.2-inch FHD IPS display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and is powered by a 2.0GHz octa core processor and has 4GB of RAM. It comes with 32GB of inbuilt storage, expandable upto 128GB with dedicated SD card slot
and has a 12.0-megapixel rear camera and 5.0-megapixel front camera. It comes with Android 7.0 Nougat OS and support a 3000mAh battery capacity with 3G & 4G.(VoLTE)
Display
| Screen Type | FHD IPS Capacitive Touchscreen |
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| Screen Resolution | 1920 X 1080 |
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| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
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Memory
| Internal Memory | 32GB, 4GB RAM |
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Camera Features
| Features | Drag To Focus & Exposure, Quick Capture, Best Shot, Professional Mode, Burst Mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Video Stabilisation |
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| Video Resolution / Frame Rate | 1080p / 30fps |
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General Features
| GPS | Yes, With A-GPS, GLONASS |
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| Available Colours | Lunar Gray Or Fine Gold |
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Carrier Networks
| 2G | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
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Data
| WiFi | 802.11a/B/G/N (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz) |
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Body
| Dimensions | 74 X 7.7 X 150.2 Mm |
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