Apple iPhone SE vs Motorola Moto G8 Play Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Oct 24, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
2GB/16GB - $399 2GB/32GB - $399 2GB/64GB - $499 2GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm	6.20 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches 157.6 x 75.41 x 8.99 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Splash; IPX2
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray	Knight grey, Royal magenta

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 80.76% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898	MediaTek Helio P70 (12 nm)
Processor
Dual-core Twiste	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Mali G72 MP3
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB	2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh
Charging
	Motorola TurboPowe

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.122 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	25 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 21, 2016 FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$499

for Europe

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28

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