Motorola Moto G Power (2021) vs Google Pixel 8 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.51 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches 165.28 x 75.9 x 9.49 mm	5.93 x 2.79 x 0.35 inches (~0.47 inches with camera bump) 150.5 x 70.8 x 8.9 mm (~11.87 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.28 oz (206.5 g)	6.60 oz (187.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Flash gray, Polar silver (retail only), Glowing blue (retail only)	Obsidian, Hazel, Rose

Display

Size
6.6-inch	6.2-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
83.75 %	86.95 %
Peak brightness
	2000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)	Google Tensor G3
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Nona-core 1x 3.0GHz Cortex-X3 + 4x 2.45GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x 2.15GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 610	Immortalis-G715s MC10
RAM
4GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)
Internal storage
64GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (15, 14)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	4575 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 41min

Browsing

15h 39min

Video

9h 36min

Gaming

9h 6min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GNV Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS, Autofocus) Sensor name: Sony IMX386 Exmor RS Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	10.5 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

143

Overall

146

Photo

140

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
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), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	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), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
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, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 29, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZH1	Date approved: Aug 30, 2023 FCC ID value: A4RGKWS6
Measured SAR
Head: 0.69 W/kg Body: 1.44 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.44 W/kg Phablet: 2.59 W/kg	Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 250	$ 699 / € 799
In The Box
Charger, USB Type-C cable, guides, SIM tool	Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 08, 2021	Oct 04, 2023

Alternative variants

for Best Buy

RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

With 256GB internal storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 759

International

5G	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto G Power (2021) Specs	Google Pixel 8 Specs
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