Motorola Moto G30 vs Motorola Moto G8 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 16, 2021	Oct 24, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 165.22 x 75.73 x 9.14 mm	6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches 158.35 x 75.83 x 9.09 mm
Weight
7.05 oz / 200.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water; IP52	Splash; IPX2
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom black, Pastel sky	Cosmic blue, Crystal pink

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 82.43% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz	IPS LCD
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 400 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3.6 (Poor)	4.3 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)	Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 610	Adreno 610
Memory
4GB/128GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 47min

Gaming

8h 0min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

7h 8min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
13 MP Video capture: 1080p	25 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 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

Alternative variants

With 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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