Motorola Moto G4 vs Motorola Moto G6 Play Specs Comparison

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7.0
Motorola Moto G4
8.5
Motorola Moto G6 Play
Motorola Moto G4 Motorola Moto G6 Play
Released · Jul 12, 2016
Released · Apr 19, 2018
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.7-inch · 1440x720px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches
153 x 76.6 x 9.8 mm
6.12 x 2.84 x 0.36 inches
155.4 x 72.2 x 9.1 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g 6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Frame: Metal Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.10% screen-to-body 5.7-inch, 74.77% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 617 8952 Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 405 Adreno 308
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Motorola TurboPowe

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 5 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+, VoIP, 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
Radio
FM
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, 13, 14, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41 38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Alternative variants

Memory 16GB
with 16 GB storage
Memory 2GB/16GB
International version
Other NFC
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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