Motorola Moto G Play vs Apple iPhone SE (2022) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 08, 2021	Mar 08, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$170	$429

Design

Dimensions
6.56 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches 166.59 x 75.99 x 9.36 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
7.20 oz / 204.0 g	5.08 oz / 144.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Ceramic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Misty blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 80.61% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3.1 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 460 SM4250-AA (11 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 240	Hexa-core 3220 MHz Avalanche and Blizzard
GPU
Adreno 610	Apple 4-core
Memory
3GB/32GB (eMMC 5.1)	4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	iOS (15.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2234
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5168
3D Mark High
Untested	2382
3D Mark Low
Untested	1737

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	2018 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

3h 57min

Browsing

11h 53min

Video

4h 28min

Gaming

4h 28min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	7 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	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 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 28, 2021 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZD4
Measured SAR
Head: 0.65 W/kg Body: 1.43 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.43 W/kg

Alternative variants

for AT&T and Cricket

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 14, 30, 66
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3

With 128GB internal storage

Memory	128GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

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