Motorola Moto G4 vs Motorola Moto G8 Play Specs Comparison
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| Motorola Moto G4 | Motorola Moto G8 Play | 
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                                    Released
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                                                Jul 12, 2016
                                    
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                                    Released
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                                                Oct 24, 2019
                                    
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                                                5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
                                    
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                                                6.2-inch · 1520x720px
                                    
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                                                Single camera
                                    
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                                                Triple camera
                                    
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                                                2GB · 32GB
                                    
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                                                2GB · 32GB
                                    
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                                                3000 mAh
                                    
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                                                4000 mAh
                                    
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Oct 24, 2019 | |
Design
| Dimensions | |
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| 6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches 153 x 76.6 x 9.8 mm | 6.20 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches 157.6 x 75.41 x 8.99 mm | 
| Weight | |
| 5.47 oz / 155.0 g | 6.60 oz / 187.0 g | 
| Materials | |
| Frame: Metal | Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic | 
| Resistance | |
| Splash | Splash; IPX2 | 
| Biometrics | |
| Fingerprint (touch) | |
| Features | |
| Interchangeable covers | |
| Keys | |
| Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | 
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Knight grey, Royal magenta | 
Display
| Size | |
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| 5.5-inch, 71.10% screen-to-body | 6.2-inch, 80.76% screen-to-body | 
| Type | |
| IPS LCD, 60Hz | |
| Resolution | |
| 1920x1080px, 401 PPI | 1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI | 
| Protection | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
PhoneArena Display Test
        | Bright Max (20% APL) | |
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| Untested | Untested | 
| Bright Min | |
| 5 (Poor) | Untested | 
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            Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Snapdragon 617 8952 | MediaTek Helio P70 (12 nm) | 
| Processor | |
| Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53 | Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53 | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 405 | Mali G72 MP3 | 
| Memory | |
| 2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB | 2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB | 
| Storage expansion | |
| microSDXC up to 128 GB | microSDXC up to 512 GB | 
| OS | |
| Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) | Android (10, 9.0 Pie) | 
Battery
| Type | |
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| 3000 mAh | 4000 mAh | 
| Charging | |
| Fast charging | Motorola TurboPowe | 
Camera
| Rear | |
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| Single camera | Triple camera | 
| Main camera | |
| 13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 | 13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.122 μm | 
| Second camera | |
| 8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm | |
| Third camera | |
| 2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm | |
| Flash | |
| Dual LED | LED | 
| Video recording | |
| 1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing | 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS | 
| Front | |
| 5 MP | 25 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p | 
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 4.1 | 4.2 | 
| WLAN | |
| a,b,g,n,dual-band 802.11 a, b, g, n | b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n | 
| USB | |
| microUSB, USB 2.0 | Type-C, USB 2.0 | 
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | 
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning | 
| Other | |
| Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | |
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack | 
| Speakers | |
| Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Earpiece, Loudspeaker | 
| Features | |
| Album art cover, Background playback | |
| Screen mirroring | |
| Wireless screen share | Wireless screen share | 
| Radio | |
| FM | |
| Additional microphone(s) | |
| Yes | Noise cancellation | 
Cellular
| 4G (FDD) Bands | |
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| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 25, 26 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 66 | 
| 4G (TDD) Bands | |
| 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 | Yes | 
| SIM type | |
| Nano SIM, Micro SIM | Nano SIM | 
| VoLTE | |
| Yes | |
Alternative variants
| Memory | 16GB | 
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