Motorola Moto G4 vs Honor 8 Specs Comparison

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7.0
Motorola Moto G4
7.8
Honor 8
Motorola Moto G4 Honor 8
Released · Jul 12, 2016
Released · Jul 19, 2016
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$499

Design

Dimensions
6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches
153 x 76.6 x 9.8 mm
5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches
145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g 5.40 oz / 153.0 g
Materials
Frame: Metal Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.10% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 72.02% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 617 8952 HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 405 Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
3GB/32GB
4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 35 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 35 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 25, 26 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 20, 2016
FCC ID value: QISFRD-L04
Measured SAR
Head: 1.07 W/kg
Body: 0.24 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory 16GB
with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
with 32 GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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