Motorola Moto E5 Play vs Google Pixel 4a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018	Aug 03, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$349

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches 151 x 74 x 8.85 mm	5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches 144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.29 oz / 150.0 g	5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Just black

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 66.84% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 82.53% screen-to-body
Type
LCD	OLED, 60Hz, HDR
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 282 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 618
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion	3140 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 15min

Browsing

9h 27min

Video

6h 48min

Gaming

4h 51min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps), DVD (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 30, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 25, 2020 FCC ID value: A4RG025J
Measured SAR
Head: 1.35 W/kg Body: 1.23 W/kg	Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg