Motorola Moto G4 vs Motorola Moto G8 Play Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G4
Motorola Moto G4 Motorola Moto G8 Play
Released · Jul 12, 2016
Released · Oct 24, 2019
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.2-inch · 1520x720px
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 32GB
2GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 24, 2019

Design

Dimensions
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
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)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
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
3000 mAh 4000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Motorola TurboPowe

Camera

Rear
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
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
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
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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