Motorola Moto G5 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus

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.

• Weight

  Moto G5: 35 g lighter

  Moto G5:

  145 g

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  180 g

• Width

  Moto G5: 2.5 mm narrower

  Moto G5:

  73 mm

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  75.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Moto G5: 0.99 in smaller diagonal

  Moto G5:

  5 in

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  5.99 in

• Chipset

  Moto G5:

  Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm)

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)

• Depth

  Redmi 5 Plus: 1.4 mm thinner

  Moto G5:

  9.5 mm

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  8.1 mm

• Height

  Moto G5: 14.2 mm shorter

  Moto G5:

  144.3 mm

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  158.5 mm

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

   Height:

   144.3 mm

   Width:

   73 mm

   Depth:

   9.5 mm +1.4 mm versus Redmi 5 Plus

2. 2. Redmi 5 Plus

   Height:

   158.5 mm +14.2 mm versus Moto G5

   Width:

   75.5 mm +2.5 mm versus Moto G5

   Depth:

   8.1 mm

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

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Redmi 5 Plus

   Screen diagonal:

   5.99 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.6 cm²

Redmi 5 Plus has approximately 34.4% more rectangular screen area than Moto G5.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.