Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Samsung S8500 Wave

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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Moto G5 Plus:
    LCD
    S8500 Wave:
    OLED
  • Weight

    S8500 Wave: 37 g lighter

    Moto G5 Plus:
    155 g
    S8500 Wave:
    118 g
  • Width

    S8500 Wave: 18 mm narrower

    Moto G5 Plus:
    74 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    56 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    S8500 Wave: 1.9 in smaller diagonal

    Moto G5 Plus:
    5.2 in
    S8500 Wave:
    3.3 in
  • Depth

    Moto G5 Plus: 3.2 mm thinner

    Moto G5 Plus:
    7.7 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    10.9 mm
  • Height

    S8500 Wave: 32.2 mm shorter

    Moto G5 Plus:
    150.2 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    118 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.

  1. 1. Moto G5 Plus

    Height:
    150.2 mm +32.2 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Width:
    74 mm +18 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Depth:
    7.7 mm
  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    Height:
    118 mm
    Width:
    56 mm
    Depth:
    10.9 mm +3.2 mm versus Moto G5 Plus

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Moto G5 Plus

    155 g

    +37 g versus S8500 Wave

  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    118 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Moto G5 Plus

    Screen diagonal:
    5.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    74.5 cm²
  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    Screen diagonal:
    3.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    31 cm²

Moto G5 Plus has approximately 140.5% more rectangular screen area than S8500 Wave.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Moto G5 Plus: Original memory entry

32/64 GB · 2/4 GB RAM; 32 GB · 3 GB RAM

S8500 Wave: Original memory entry

390 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Moto G5 Plus

NFC:
See details Yes (market dependent)
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB

2. S8500 Wave

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Moto G5 Plus

    3000 mAh

    +1500 mAh versus S8500 Wave

  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Moto G5 Plus2. S8500 Wave

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Moto G5 Plus, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationMoto G5 PlusS8500 Wave
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 150.2 Х 74 Х 7.7 mm
  • 118 Х 56 Х 10.9 mm
Weight
  • 155 g
  • 118 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 5.2" inch
  • 3.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32/64 GB
  • 2/4 GB RAM; 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
  • 390 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
  • upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo)
  • Bada
  • upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
  • Hummingbird
NFC
  • Yes (market dependent)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Moto G5 Plus, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationMoto G5 PlusS8500 Wave
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 74.5 cm2
  • 31.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 67.1%
  • 46.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 424 PPI
  • 283 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Moto G5 Plus, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationMoto G5 PlusS8500 Wave
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • f/1.7
  • dual pixel PDAF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • panorama
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 480p@120fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.2
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Moto G5 Plus, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationMoto G5 PlusS8500 Wave
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 506
  • PowerVR SGX540
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 834
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 4112
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 2889
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Battery *
  • 3181
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Moto G5 Plus, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationMoto G5 PlusS8500 Wave
Release date
  • 2017
  • February
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Lunar Grey
  • Fine Gold
  • Ebony Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 240 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Music play - Up to 35 h
Body build
  • Front glass
  • aluminum body
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Moto G5 Plus, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationMoto G5 PlusS8500 Wave
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 - XT1687 (USA) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1687 (USA) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - XT1687 (USA) HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1684
  • XT1685 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 13(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 25(1900)
  • 26(850)
  • 38(2600)
  • 41(2500)
  • 66(1700/2100) - XT1687 (USA) LTE band 1(2100)
  • 19(800)
  • 20(800)
  • 28(700)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - XT1684
  • XT1685
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • EDR
  • aptX
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Moto G5 Plus, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationMoto G5 PlusS8500 Wave
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features — specifications for Moto G5 Plus, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationMoto G5 PlusS8500 Wave
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass (USA model only) - Fast battery charging - Splash and dust resistant - Versions: XT1684 (Single SIM); XT1685 (Dual SIM); XT1687 (USA)
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - TV-Out -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player -Organizer -Picsel document viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input (T9 Trace)