Moto G4 vs Honor 5C

Share  

Comparing the Moto G4 vs Honor 5C 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: Honor 5C runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Moto G4 runs at 1.5 GHz, making Honor 5C the better performer.


Display: Moto G4 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Honor 5C offers 5.2 inches, making Moto G4 the larger display of the two. Honor 5C features a IPS LCD display compared to Moto G4's TFT, making Honor 5C the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Moto G4 and Honor 5C feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Honor 5C offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Moto G4 offers 5 MP, making Honor 5C better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Moto G4 and Honor 5C offer the same 3000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Moto G4 and Honor 5C offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Moto G4 and Honor 5C equally at 7.


User Rating: Honor 5C receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Moto G4 has a rating of 4.

...read more
Moto G4
₹6,999
(Discontinued)
Honor 5C
₹9,999
(Out of Stock)
Add to Compare

Summary

Spec Score

68%
70%

Release Date

23 Jun, 2016
30 Jun, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 617
HiSilicon Kirin
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP

Battery

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

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Great display
  • Smooth performance
  • Long battery life
  • Premium design
  • Latest iteration of Android with useful features
  • Multi-purpose fingerprint reader

Cons

  • Camera is a mixed bag
  • No fingerprint reader
  • Heating issue
  • Average battery life
  • Camera performance doesn't match the competition

User Ratings

4/5
(8,933 ratings)
4.2/5
(14,585 ratings)

Compare in 360 View

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
Videos
2 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Jun 30, 2016
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

N/A
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
HiSilicon Kirin 650

Processor

Octa core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Mali-T830 MP2

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

TFT
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.99 %
68.51 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
No

Design

Height

153 mm
147.1 mm

Width

76.6 mm
73.8 mm

Thickness

9.8 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

155 grams
156 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor UltraPixel BSI image sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

No
No

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Compare Camera Samples

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 18.9 Hours(3G) / Up to 31.5 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Turbo Charging v3.0
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
16 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

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 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
View More

SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
View More

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Back

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass