Moto G5S Plus vs Moto G6 64GB

Comparing the Moto G5S Plus vs Moto G6 64GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Moto G5S Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Moto G6 64GB runs at 1.8 GHz, making Moto G5S Plus the better performer.

Display: Moto G6 64GB offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Moto G5S Plus offers 5.5 inches, making Moto G6 64GB the larger display of the two. Both Moto G5S Plus and Moto G6 64GB feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Moto G5S Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Moto G6 64GB offers 12 MP, making Moto G5S Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Moto G6 64GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Moto G5S Plus offers 8 MP, making Moto G6 64GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: Both Moto G5S Plus and Moto G6 64GB offer the same 3000 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Both Moto G5S Plus and Moto G6 64GB offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Moto G5S Plus and Moto G6 64GB equally at 7.

User Rating: Moto G5S Plus and Moto G6 64GB both receive the same user rating of 4.1.

Moto G5S Plus

₹9,490

(Discontinued)

Moto G6 64GB

₹10,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

29 Aug, 2017

05 Jun, 2018

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 625	Snapdragon 450	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x2160 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
13 MP Depth Camera	5 MP Depth Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	16 MP	50 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	3000 mAh	6600 mAh
15W Turbo Power Charging	Turbo Power Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	512 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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7.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Good build quality
Good performance
Excellent battery life

Stunning design
Excellent battery life
Good day-to-day performance

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Cameras fail to impress
Incremental upgrade makes it a no-go for many

Unimpressive cameras
Face unlock is gimmicky
Heavy games take a toll on performance

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.1/5

(65,857 ratings)

4.1/5

(10,505 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jun 05, 2018

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1 (Nougat)

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Stock

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506

Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB

3 GB / 4 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9

18:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi

424 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.13 %

75.4 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

153.5 mm

153.8 mm

162.98 mm

Width

76.2 mm

72.3 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

8.3 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

168 grams

167 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

13 MP
Depth Camera

5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Full HD @60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Turbo Power Charging

Yes Turbo Power Charging

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

32 GB / 64 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Yes Up to 256 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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