Motorola Moto E5 Play vs Motorola Moto G8 Plus Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches 151 x 74 x 8.85 mm	6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches 158.35 x 75.83 x 9.09 mm
Weight
5.29 oz (150.0 g)	6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Splash; IPX2
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Cosmic blue, Crystal pink

Display

Size
5.2-inch	6.3-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 282 PPI	2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 400 PPI
Technology
LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
66.84 %	82.43 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 610
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	4GB
Internal storage
16GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
2800 mAh	4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Motorola TurboPower

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Gaming

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Video

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Gaming

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps), 720x480 (DVD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	25 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Head: 1.35 W/kg Body: 1.23 W/kg

Buyers information

In The Box
Charger and USB cable	18W TurboPower charger, USB-C cable, SIM pin, Guides, Protect cover

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018	Oct 24, 2019

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