<s>
Moto	B-Application
G5	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
moto	B-Application
g5	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Motorola	O
Mobility	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Lenovo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
as	O
successors	O
to	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
G4	I-Application
,	O
they	O
were	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
in	O
several	O
markets	O
including	O
India	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
variants	O
are	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
G5	I-Application
and	O
Moto	B-Application
G5	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
also	O
being	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	O
version	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mid-cycle	O
updates	O
,	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
G5s	I-Application
and	O
Moto	B-Application
G5s	I-Application
Plus	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
G5	I-Application
's	O
design	O
was	O
changed	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
aluminum	O
casing	O
and	O
flush-mounted	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G5	O
includes	O
a	O
1080p	O
display	O
,	O
an	O
octa-core	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
,	O
2	O
,	O
3	O
or	O
4	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
and	O
16	O
or	O
32	O
GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
ships	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
G5	I-Application
is	O
the	O
standard	O
variant	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
G5	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
is	O
a	O
premium	O
variant	O
with	O
improved	O
specifications	O
but	O
a	O
non-replaceable	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
G5	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
will	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Canada	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Mobile	O
Syrup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
G5	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
internationally	O
;	O
all	O
Plus	O
models	O
apart	O
from	O
American	O
ones	O
have	O
NFC-contactless	B-Application
payment	I-Application
as	O
a	O
feature	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
compasses	O
;	O
US	O
models	O
have	O
the	O
opposite	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
of	O
Moto	B-Application
G4	I-Application
devices	O
,	O
online	O
retailer	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
'	O
Prime	O
Exclusive	O
 '	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
G5	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
for	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	O
members	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
cheaper	O
than	O
the	O
standard	O
version	O
and	O
features	O
Amazon	B-Application
advertisements	O
on	O
the	O
lock	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
,	O
the	O
2800	O
mAh	O
battery	O
of	O
the	O
basic	O
Moto	B-Application
G5	I-Application
variant	O
is	O
user-replaceable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
'	O
Prime	O
Exclusive	O
 '	O
devices	O
hardware	O
is	O
identical	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
unlike	O
most	O
other	O
recent	O
Motorola	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
their	O
bootloaders	B-Application
cannot	O
be	O
unlocked	O
,	O
thereby	O
precluding	O
users	O
from	O
installing	O
custom	O
firmware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
Motorola	O
unveiled	O
the	O
'	O
special	O
edition	O
 '	O
Moto	B-Application
G5S	I-Application
and	O
Moto	B-Application
G5S	I-Application
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
G5S	I-Application
include	O
a	O
non-replaceable	O
3,000	O
mAh	O
battery	O
,	O
a	O
1080p	O
5.2-inch	O
display	O
,	O
16	O
MP	O
rear	O
camera	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
5	O
MP	O
front	O
camera	O
with	O
flash	O
and	O
a	O
1.4	O
GHz	O
octa-core	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
the	O
G5S	O
Plus	O
features	O
5.5-inch	O
display	O
,	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
2.0	O
GHz	O
processor	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
13	O
MP	O
dual-lens	O
camera	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
devices	O
are	O
upgradable	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
Oreo	I-Application
8.1.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
G5	I-Application
lineup	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
although	O
many	O
considered	O
that	O
the	O
regular	O
G5	O
(	O
low-end	O
model	O
)	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
true	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
G4	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
features	O
and	O
CPU	B-Device
performance	O
(	O
the	O
G5	O
used	O
the	O
1.4	O
GHz	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
430	O
,	O
whilst	O
the	O
G4	O
used	O
the	O
1.5	O
GHz	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
617	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
G5	I-Application
was	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
disappointment	O
by	O
Alphr	O
,	O
saying	O
previous	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
phones	O
had	O
been	O
considered	O
the	O
best	O
budget	O
phones	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
Central	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
G5S	O
Plus	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
significant	O
upgrade	O
over	O
the	O
G5	O
Plus	O
,	O
finding	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
G5S	O
Plus	O
adds	O
an	O
upgraded	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
with	O
LED	O
flash	O
and	O
a	O
metal	O
unibody	O
,	O
its	O
rear	O
camera	O
module	O
they	O
considered	O
a	O
regression	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
G5	O
Plus	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
narrower	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
(	O
F2.0	O
versus	O
F1.7	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
