Honor 8 vs Motorola Moto G7 Play Specs Comparison

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Honor 8
Honor 8 Motorola Moto G7 Play
Released · Jul 19, 2016
Released · Feb 07, 2019
5.2-inch
5.7-inch
Dual camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
2GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
3000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches
145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm
5.85 x 2.81 x 0.32 inches
148.71 x 71.5 x 8.09 mm
Weight
5.40 oz (153.0 g) 5.93 oz (168.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch 5.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1512x720px, 19:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
72.02 % 76.72 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
Kryo 250
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4 Adreno 506
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 2GB
Internal storage
64GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), Huawei Emotion UI Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 35 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 35 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 8 MP (Flash, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes No
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 20, 2016
FCC ID value: QISFRD-L04
Measured SAR
Head: 1.07 W/kg
Body: 0.24 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.17 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499 $ 199
In The Box
10W charger, USB-C Cable, SIM pin, Guides

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2016 Feb 07, 2019

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage
Internal storage 32GB
MSRP $ 399
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
with 32 GB storage
RAM 3GB
Internal storage 32GB
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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