Motorola Moto E5 Play Specs

Released

May 16, 2018

Display

5.2-inch
1280 x 720 px

Camera

8 MP Main
5 MP Selfie

Battery

2800 mAh

Storage

16GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
2GB RAM

OS

Android 8.0 Oreo

Description

The Motorola Moto E5 Play comes with a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 chip, 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of storage (expandable via microSD), 5.2-inch 720p screen, an 8-megapixel main shooter and an additional 5-megapixel unit for selfies.

This device is also known as Motorola Moto E5 Cruise

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Specs

Display Benchmarks
Size	5.2-inch
Resolution	1280 x 720 px, 16:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Technology	LCD
Screen-to-body	66.84 %
Features	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor	Quad-core, 1400 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU	Adreno 308
RAM	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage	16GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS	Android (8.0 Oreo)
Device type	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity	2800 mAh
Type	Li - Ion, User replaceable
Charging	Fast charging

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	8 MP (Autofocus) Specifications: Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash	LED
Video recording	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps), 720x480 (DVD) (30 fps) Features: Video calling, Video sharing
Front	5 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design
Dimensions	5.94 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches (151 x 74 x 8.85 mm)
Weight	5.29 oz(150.0 g)
Materials	Back: Plastic
Resistance	Splash
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Gray, Blue

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type	Nano SIM
HD Voice	Yes

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share
Radio	FM
Additional microphone(s)	Yes

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2
Wi-Fi	802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0, Features: Charging, Mass storage device
Hearing aid compatible	M3/T4
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors	Accelerometer, Compass
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Regulatory Approval
Measured SAR	Head: 1.35 W/kg Body: 1.23 W/kg

Buyers information
In The Box	Charger and USB cable

Availability
Officially announced	Apr 19, 2018

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Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Verizon
T-Mobile
U.S. Cellular
Metro by T-Mobile
Cricket
Boost Mobile
Xfinity Mobile

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