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Google Pixel vs Motorola Moto M Specs Comparison

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9.0
Google Pixel
6.5
Motorola Moto M
Google Pixel Motorola Moto M
Released · Oct 20, 2016
Released · Nov 11, 2016
5.0-inch
5.5-inch
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 32GB
2770 mAh
3050 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2016 Nov 08, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$749

Design

Dimensions
5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches
143.84 x 69.54 x 8.58 mm 		5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches
151.35 x 75.35 x 7.85 mm
Weight
5.04 oz (143.0 g) 5.75 oz (163.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass Back: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53 Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, White Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 68.88% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 73.02% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro MediaTek Helio P15
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo 		Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530 Mali-T860 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/32GB 		4GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
2770 mAh, Li - Ion 3050 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
12.3 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.55 μm 		16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		1080p
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p 		8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 12, 2017
FCC ID value: NM8G-2PW4100
Measured SAR
Head: 0.92 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Body: 0.58 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.58 W/kg

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