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

