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

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2024	Jan 16, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$499 | €549

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm	6.45 x 2.95 x 0.33 inches 163.82 x 74.96 x 8.29 mm
Weight
6.63 oz (188.0 g)	6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe	Sapphire Blue

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 81.28% 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, 431 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)	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
4492 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.28 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps)	Yes
Front
13 MP	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

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 6E 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, QZSS, NavIC, 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	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Links

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