Google Pixel 8a vs Motorola Moto G Play (2026) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2024	Nov 05, 2025
Scheduled release
	(Official) Nov 13, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499 | €549

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm	6.58 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches 167.2 x 76.4 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	7.13 oz / 202.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe	Pantone Tapestry

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.68% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	1604x720px, 20:9 ratio, 262 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1903 (Excellent)	947 (Poor)
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	2.8 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
Processor
Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Immortalis-G715s MC10	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	4GB/65GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (15, 14)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1621	797
GeekBench 6 Multi
4277	2095
3D Mark High
2419	384
3D Mark Low
1624	381

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Battery

Type
4492 mAh, Li - Polymer	5200 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

Battery Life Estimate

9h 27min

Browsing

24h 57min

Video

12h 57min

Gaming

10h 16min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single 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	32 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 0.64 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

94

Overall

101

Photo

87

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.0
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
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n2, n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n26, n29, n30, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE 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, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

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