Google Pixel 8 vs Motorola Moto G Play (2024) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2023	Jan 16, 2024
MSRP
$ 699 / € 799

Design

Dimensions
5.93 x 2.79 x 0.35 inches (~0.47 inches with camera bump) 150.5 x 70.8 x 8.9 mm (~11.87 mm with camera bump)	6.45 x 2.95 x 0.33 inches 163.82 x 74.96 x 8.29 mm
Weight
6.60 oz (187.0 g)	6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian, Hazel, Rose	Sapphire Blue

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 86.95% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 83.09% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	IPS LCD, 90Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 424 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G3	Snapdragon 680 4G SM6225 (6 nm)
Processor
Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.9G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Immortalis-G715s MC10	Adreno 610
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (15, 14)	Android (13)

Battery

Type
4575 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 18.0W	Wired: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 41min

Browsing

15h 39min

Video

9h 36min

Gaming

9h 6min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GNV Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.28 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS, Autofocus) Sensor name: Sony IMX386 Exmor RS Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	Yes
Front
10.5 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

143

Overall

146

Photo

140

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 40, 41, 46, 48	Bands 38, 41
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 30, 2023 FCC ID value: A4RGKWS6
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
MSRP	$ 759

International

5G	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6

Links

Full specifications
Google Pixel 8 Specs	Motorola Moto G Play (2024) Specs
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