Moto G5 Plus vs Blackberry Aurora

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Comparing the Moto G5 Plus vs Blackberry Aurora across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Moto G5 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Blackberry Aurora runs at 1.4 GHz, making Moto G5 Plus the better performer.


Display: Blackberry Aurora offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Moto G5 Plus offers 5.2 inches, making Blackberry Aurora the larger display of the two. Both Moto G5 Plus and Blackberry Aurora feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Blackberry Aurora offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Moto G5 Plus offers 12 MP, making Blackberry Aurora better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Blackberry Aurora offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Moto G5 Plus offers 5 MP, making Blackberry Aurora better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Moto G5 Plus and Blackberry Aurora offer the same 3000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Blackberry Aurora offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Moto G5 Plus offers 16 GB, making Blackberry Aurora the better option for storage.


User Rating: Moto G5 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Blackberry Aurora has a rating of 3.8.

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Moto G5 Plus
₹14,999
(Discontinued)
Blackberry Aurora
₹19,566
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
64%

Release Date

15 Mar, 2017
19 Jul, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 625
Snapdragon 425
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3000 mAh
Turbo Power Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
32 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Solid metal-clad design
  • Pure Android Nougat with useful enhancements
  • Reliable performance and solid battery life
  • The best camera in its segment
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Long learning curve for one-button navigation
  • Doesn't ship with Google Assistant
  • Underwhelming speaker output
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(4,939 ratings)
3.8/5
(26 ratings)

Video

Videos
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General

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Custom UI

Stock
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Adreno 308

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

424 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.91 %
71.27 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Design

Height

150.2 mm
152 mm

Width

74 mm
76.8 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

155 grams
178 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.7CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Avg

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash
No

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Turbo Power Charging
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
32 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer