Moto E5 Plus vs Moto E5 Play Specifications Comparison and Differences

Like Moto phones? Confused between the Moto E5 Plus vs Moto E5 Play? We are here to help. In this article, we list out the high-level specifications and compare their differences.

Ever since Lenovo acquired the Motorola brand, it has strived to preserve the brand name that it has gathered over the years. When it comes to budget smartphones, Motorola has been the clear leader in the global markets. Since the days of launching the Moto G 1^st gen, it has been the best budget series, later followed up by the E Series. The year 2018 has seen a few significant launches from Motorola. Prominent budget devices in this range include the Moto E5 Play and Moto E5 Plus. How do these two devices compare against one another? We will undertake a comparative study between the two.

Moto E5 Plus vs Moto E5 Play: Comparison

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Well, both Moto E5 Play and Moto E5 Plus share a host of features and functions between them. However, there are a few subtle differences too. The Moto E5 Plus is a little expensive than the Moto E5 Play. What does it do to justify this price difference? Let us check out in finer detail. We guess it would be a better comparison if we can analyze the two siblings based on a few key features.

The Design and Durability

This is one of the major areas that the two smartphones differ from each other. The Moto E5 Plus offers you a more polished and premium design when compared to the Moto E5 Play.

The E5 Plus comes with a glass body all over, but there is no protection of any nature. The entire glass construction looks premium and polished, without Gorilla Glass or any other hardening process involved within. That can be one of the reasons why the device is affordable, but it can affect the durability of the phone to a greater extent. You have a 6-inch screen on the device.

The Moto E5 Play, on the other hand, is made of polycarbonate. That should be evident from the budget price tag. The screen size reads 5.2 inches with considerably bezels when compared to the negligible bezels on the Moto E5 Plus.

We will rate the Moto E5 Plus a clear winner on the design count.

The Screen and Display

The principal difference between the two would be the screen size. The Moto E5 Play comes with a 5.2 screen size while on the E5 Plus, you will get a mammoth 6-inch display.

The size difference apart, the two devices also differ quite a lot regarding technology used for the display. The Moto E5 Plus sports an IPS display, while the Moto E5 Play comes with a TFT LCD screen. The IPS display is bound to provide you with vibrant color reproduction and better viewing angles. Another difference worth noting would be the resolution of the screen. The E5 Play offers you with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels while that on the E5 Plus is 1440 x 720 pixels. That should not be a massive difference as such. The pixel density on the Moto E5 Plus is 268, and that on the E5 Play reads a slightly better 282. However, this difference is due to the smaller screen size of the Moto E5 Play.

In any case, the display quality of the Moto E5 plus is indeed superior in comparison. We would have loved additional screen protection though.

The Battery

Again, the Moto E5 Plus wins the race with its massive battery capacity of 5000 mAh. Even with high usage, you should be able to last through a day. Regular users can drag it all along two days in case they use it moderately.

The battery on the Moto E5 Play, on the other hand, is the one that suits the budget range of smartphones. The 2800 mAh rating on the battery should last around a day for average use. The interchangeable battery can be one of the prime advantages that the Moto E5 Play offers. We would treat it to be an essential luxury among today’s devices with embedded batteries.

You have access t fast charging on booth E5 Pluss and E5 Play, but the E5 Plus also offers you the proprietary TuboCharge Technology from Lenovo.

The hardware and Performance

This is where the differences between the Moto E5 Play and Moto E5 Plus begin to add up. The E5 Plus is powered by the Snapdragon 435 processor coupled with the Adreno 505 GPU, while the lower priced E5 Play finds under its hood a Snapdragon 425 or 427 processor along with Adreno 308 GPU.

The storage again is limited to 16 GB on the E5 Play, whereas the E5 Plus comes with a storage option of 32 GB. The former offers you just 2 GB of RRAM  while that on the E5 Plus is a formidable 3 GB RAM. The 16 GB storage and 2 GB RAM can be quite scarce when compared to the demanding requirements these days.

Well, based on those features, the Moto E5 Plus again takes the lead over the Moto E5 Play regarding performance and battery. That would make Moto E5 Plus a clear winner yet again.

The Cameras

The Moto E5 Plus offers you a 12 MP camera on the rear in comparison to the 8 MP camera on the Moto E5 Play. The difference in the Megapixel counts apart; we do not expect any considerable performance differences between the two of them. The front camera on the E5 Plus measures 8 MP with f/2.2 aperture, while that on the E5 Play is 5 MP resolution. You have access to flash on both the cameras for the front and rear cameras.

The camera app on both the devices is superior enough. There are several options like QR scanner, burst shots, and slow-motion videos. The camera performance is excellent enough and offers you all the essential opportunities you would look forward to.

The camera performance on the Moto E5 Plus is indeed one of the excellent, and it inevitably wins the race yet again.

Software and Other Features

Both of them come with Android Oreo 8.0 out of the box. But you will not get the Android P if the current status of confirmation is to be believed. The software performance is almost similar and offers you a close to stock Android experience, the extra RAM on the Moto E5 Plus will provide you with additional performance.

The proprietary features like Moto Actions and Moto Voice are available on both the devices. Moto Actions is the option used to configure the gestures on your smartphone, while the Moto Voice is a feature that helps you activate a few tasks to perform a few specific tasks akin to Google Assistant.

Tabular Comparison

Having understood the two siblings in finer detail, here is a complete comparison chart in the form of a table for a full understanding of the differences and similarities between the two.

The Concluding Verdict

Well, that was the brief comparison between the two capable smartphones in the budget range from Motorola. What would you infer from this comparison? Well, our vote would invariably go to the Moto E5 Plus. As you may have seen from the comparison above, the Moto E5 Plus wins in every respect over the moto E5 Play. Except for the operating system and the similarities between the two regarding the software functionality, rest all goes in favor of the Moto E5 Plus.

Except in the case where you are constrained by the budget you have planned for your smartphone, we would advise you to go with the moto E5 Plus by all means. Have you used any of these two devices? If you have, do share your thoughts with us so that we will understand the more exceptional differences if any between the two. Share your experiences with either of these smartphones through the comments section here below.