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Honor 7

Honor 7

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Motorola Moto G5S

Motorola Moto G5S

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Category Breakdown

Honor 7
Motorola Moto G5S
Performance
60.560.4
Camera
44.927.9
Display
73.158.9
Battery
25.424.2
Build
76.293.3
Connectivity
52.657.1
Audio
8.98.9
Overall
42.040.5

Summary

  • The Honor 7 and Motorola Moto G5S both feature a 5.2-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, offering similar visual clarity.
  • In terms of performance, the Honor 7 is powered by a Kirin 935 chipset with a higher clock speed, while the Moto G5S uses a Snapdragon 430, which may result in slightly lower performance.
  • The Honor 7 has a superior rear camera at 20 MP compared to the Moto G5S's 16 MP, although both can record 1080p video.
  • Battery capacity is slightly higher in the Honor 7 at 3100 mAh versus 3000 mAh in the Moto G5S, but both lack wireless charging.
  • Both devices have a premium build with Gorilla Glass and aluminum, but the Moto G5S offers NFC connectivity, which the Honor 7 does not.
  • The software experience differs as the Honor 7 runs on Android 5.0, upgradable to 6.0, while the Moto G5S comes with Android 7.1, upgradable to 8.1.

Side-by-side Specification Comparison

Honor 7
Motorola Moto G5S

General

Release Date

2015
2017

Announced

2015
2017

Description

Also known as Huawei Honor 7 Enhanced Edition; Huawei Honor 7 Dual SIM with dual-SIM card slots
Versions: XT1793, XT1794 (Europe, India); XT1795 (India); XT1792 (Brazil)

Display

Size

5.2"
5.2"

Type

IPS-NEO LCD
IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)

PPI

1080
1080

Refresh Rate

60Hz
60Hz

HDR Support

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Chipset

Kirin 935 (28 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53

GPU

Mali-T628 MP4
Adreno 505

Memory

16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM

Expandable Storage

Card Slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Camera

Main Camera

20 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.4", PDAF
16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF

Main Camera Features

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama

Front Camera

8 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide)
5 MP, f/2.0

Front Camera Features

LED flash
LED flash

Video Recording

1080p@30fps, HDR
1080p@30fps

Selfie Video

1080p@30fps
N/A

Optical Stabilization

Night Mode

Raw Photo Support

Battery

Capacity

3100 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Details

Li-Po 3100 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable

Charging Details

18W wired
15W wired

Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Build & Safety

Dimensions

143.2 x 71.9 x 8.5 mm (5.64 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
150 x 73.5 x 9.5 mm (5.91 x 2.89 x 0.37 in)

Weight

157 g
157 g

Materials

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame

Colors

Gray, Silver, Gold
Lunar Gray, Fine Gold, Midnight Blue

Foldable

SAR

N/A
0.46 W/kg (head)

Connectivity

SIM

Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Network

GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE

Network Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

5G

4G

WiFi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX

NFC

USB

microUSB 2.0
microUSB 2.0

IR Blaster

Headphone Jack

Radio

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
GPS, GLONASS

Audio

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

Yes
Yes

Software & Security

Operating System

Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), EMUI 3.1
Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo)

Fingerprint

Face Unlock

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass