Motorola Moto G 5G (2023) vs Motorola Moto G Play (2026) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Nov 05, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	4GB/64GB - $180

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.95 x 0.33 inches 164 x 75 x 8.4 mm	6.58 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches 167.2 x 76.4 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	7.13 oz / 202.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Ink Blue	Pantone Tapestry

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 82.97% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.68% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 120Hz	IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	1604x720px, 20:9 ratio, 262 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	947 (Poor)
Bright Min
Untested	2.8 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 480+ 5G SM4350-AC (8 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
Processor
2x2.2GHz Kryo 460 6x1.8GHz Kryo 460	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 619	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
4GB/64GB	4GB/64GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC
OS
Android (13)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	797
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2095
3D Mark High
Untested	384
3D Mark Low
Untested	381

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5200 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 0.8 μm	32 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	Yes
Front
8 MP	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

94

Overall

101

Photo

87

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n29, n30, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78	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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 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, 39, 40, 41, 48	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 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

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