Moto G (5S)
Moto G (5S) · Motorola
- SoC
- Snapdragon 430
- RAM
- 2 GB LPDDR3
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Android API
- 10 (29)
What this hardware actually means
Editorial interpretation generated from the device's self-reported fields and our SoC tier database. Cross-reference with the raw fields below; if you spot a contradiction, please tell us.
Platform & performance positioning
The motorola Moto G (5S) is built around the Snapdragon 430, an entry-level SoC from Qualcomm. It launched in 2016 on a Samsung 28nm HPM process. Budget 2017-era SoC; the workhorse of the Redmi 4 and Moto E4 Plus.
Legacy. Not recommended for any modern use.
Day-to-day workload
2 GB LPDDR3 of RAM is below the realistic minimum for current Android — expect Android to aggressively kill background apps. Display resolution is 1920x1080.
This record reflects Android API level 29 (10). Android 10–11 — increasingly limited; expect some modern apps to refuse to install or downgrade features.
Trust & buying notes
If you're cross-checking a phone advertised as a motorola Moto G (5S), the fields most worth verifying are: Build.MANUFACTURER lowercase-equal to "motorola"; Build.SOC_MODEL set (Android 12+) and consistent with Snapdragon 430. For an automated check, run our Hardware Trust Score from the DevCheck AI app and compare its output against this entry.
For a second-hand purchase, also verify the security patch date is no more than ~12 months old, the boot count is plausible for the claimed age, and battery health is above 85%.
Identity
- MANUFACTURER
- motorola
- BRAND
- motorola
- MODEL
- Moto G (5S)
- PRODUCT
- montana_retail
Operating System
- API
- 10 (29)
- KERNEL
- 3.18.124-perf-g17b3dc0d
- PLATFORM
- qcom
SoC / CPU
- SOC
- Snapdragon 430
- CPU
- msm8937
- CORES
- 8
- FAMILY
- Cortex-A53
- CLUSTERS
- 4 x 1.40 GHz 4 x 1.09 GHz
- CLOCK_SPEED
- 768 - 1401 MHz
GPU
- GPU_VENDOR
- Qualcomm
- GPU_MODEL
- Adreno (TM) 505
- GPU_CLOCK
- 216 - 450 MHz
Memory & Storage
- RAM
- 2 GB LPDDR3
- FLASH
- Samsung QX13MB
Display
- RESOLUTION
- 1920x1080
- TOUCHSCREEN
- synaptics_dsx_i2c
Sensors
- ACCELEROMETER
- BMI160
- GYROSCOPE
- BMI160
- ALSPS
- ltr559
- FINGERPRINT_SENSOR
- fpc
Connectivity
- NFC
- pn544
Audio & Power
- AUDIO
- cs35l35
- CHARGER
- USE PMIC
Other
- LCM
- mipi_mot_vid_tianma_1080p_521
- CAMERA
- s5k3p3ov5695_mot
- SOUND
- msm8952sndcard
- MODEM
- M8937_37.13.03.75R,M8937_37.13.03.75R
- FLASH_SIZE
- 32 GB
- BATTERY
- HG30-ATL-3000mah
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