The Moto G5 features a 5-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels, for a density of 441ppi(pixels per inch). Under the hood, it is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor clocked at 1.4GHz, with Adreno 505 graphics. There’s also 3GB of RAM and 16GB of inbuilt storage, plus support for microSD cards of up to 128GB. Moto G5 users will also get to save photos online in their original size using Google’s Photos app, for a period of two years, which in our opinion is a neat addition.
The handset measures 144.3x73x9.5mm and packs a removable 2800mAh battery. It supports two Nano-SIMs and also supports 4G with VoLTE(voice over LTE). There’s Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, GPS/ A-GPS, GLONASS, and even FM radio.
Like its bigger sibling, the Moto G5 runs Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box and is one of the first in its price segment to offer a stock UI. The Moto G5 also has some neat software and gesture shortcuts. The Moto Display feature shows preview of notifications while the phone is asleep, with just a nudge. Lenovo says this is better than an LED indicator which cannot filter different apps and notifications.
The Moto app preinstalled on the Moto G5 offers option for users to enable or disable these gesture shortcuts and more. The popular "karate chop" to toggle the torch, arm twist to launch the camera app, and flip for’Do not disturb’ are all supported. There’s also a One-button Nav feature which lets users tap or swipe the fingerprint sensor instead of reaching for the on-screen Android navigation buttons.