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Motorola Moto E5 Plus vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • WeightMDA Basic: 86.6 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · Moto E5 Plus: 196.6 g
  • WidthMDA Basic: 16.3 mm narrowerMDA Basic: 59 mm · Moto E5 Plus: 75.3 mm
  • Screen diagonalMDA Basic: 3.2 in smaller diagonalMDA Basic: 2.8 in · Moto E5 Plus: 6 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm) / TI OMAP 850Moto E5 Plus: Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm) · MDA Basic: TI OMAP 850
  • DepthMoto E5 Plus: 6.6 mm thinnerMoto E5 Plus: 9.4 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
  • HeightMDA Basic: 55.9 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · Moto E5 Plus: 160.9 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
Moto E5 Plus: 160.9 × 75.3 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 2
Side
Moto E5 Plus: 160.9 × 9.4 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 2
  1. 1. Moto E5 Plus
    Height
    160.9 mm
    Width
    75.3 mm
    Depth
    9.4 mm
    Weight
    196.6 g
  2. 2. MDA Basic
    Height
    105 mm
    Width
    59 mm
    Depth
    16 mm
    Weight
    110 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationMoto E5 PlusMDA Basic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 160.9 Х 75.3 Х 9.4 mm
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 196.6 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 6" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1440 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 3 RAM 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 5000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.0 (Oreo)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationMoto E5 PlusMDA Basic
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 92.9 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 18:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 76.7%
  • 39.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 268 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationMoto E5 PlusMDA Basic
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1.25µm
  • PDAF & laser AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.0
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationMoto E5 PlusMDA Basic
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 308
Unknown
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 35621
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 653
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 1835
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationMoto E5 PlusMDA Basic
Release date
  • 2018
  • April
  • 2009
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • Flash gray
  • Mineral Blue
  • Fine Gold
  • Gray
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationMoto E5 PlusMDA Basic
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Europe HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
  • Brazil CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300) - Europe LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 28(700) - Brazil LTE band 1(2100)
  • 12(700)
  • 13(700)
  • 14(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 25(1900)
  • 26(850)
  • 29(700)
  • 30(2300)
  • 41(2500)
  • 66(1700/2100)
  • 71(600) - USA
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps - USA only
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • hotspot - USA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationMoto E5 PlusMDA Basic
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features
SpecificationMoto E5 PlusMDA Basic
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity - Fast battery charging 10W or 15W - Also known as Motorola Moto E Plus (5th Gen.)
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player