Motorola’s latest mid-range smartphone is now up for pre-order in the US. The Moto G5S Plus features a 5.5 inch full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor, a 3,000 mAh battery.
It also has an all-metal body, which is part of what sets it apart from the original G5 Plus. The S stands for “special edition.”
The Moto G5S Plus is up for pre-order now for $230 and up (although that’s a discount from the list price of $280).
The entry-level model features 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, but you can also get a 4GB/64GB model for $300 (the list price is $350).
The phone features dual 13MP rear cameras, an 8MP front camera, Bluetooth 4.2, 802.11ac WiFi, a mono speaker, and a microSD card slot. It supports fast charging, allowing you to get up to 6 hours of battery life from a 15 minute charge. And Motorola says the Moto G5S Plus has a “water repellent nano coating,” but the company doesn’t give the G5S Plus an IP water resistance rating, so you probably won’t want to take it swimming.
It also has a micro USB port and a headset jack.
In a lot of ways, this phone seems like a cheaper alternative to the $399 Moto X4. But the X4 has a slightly faster processor, IP68 water and dust resistance, a USB Type-C port, and NFC.
I’m not sure exactly how this is possible given the phone has not been released, but I saw a review of the photos taken by the G5+and the G%S+ and the older phone was clearly superior.
Camera quality is at the top of my list. I take so many more pictures now that I have a good camera on my phone.
Damn, that would be disappointing. Do you have a link to that review?
Yes–thanks to web history! BTW, I have the G5 Plus and find it’s camera very nice–better than my Samsung S4 or LG G4 as far as being able to take a good picture. Note I cut the resolution on all three down to 1920×1080 just because I have no need for anything higher resolution than that.
https://recombu.com/mobile/article/moto-g5s-plus-camera-review