Motorola Moto G4 Play vs Google Pixel 3a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 17, 2016	May 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$399

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.83 x 0.39 inches 144.4 x 72 x 9.9 mm	5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
4.83 oz / 137.0 g	5.19 oz / 147.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Black, Purple, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 66.34% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 73.93% screen-to-body
Type
LCD	OLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Protection
	Dragontrail

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
10 (Poor)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 410 8916	Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 360
GPU
Adreno 306	Adreno 615
Memory
2GB/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh	3000 mAh
Charging
	USB Power Delivery

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 48min

Video

6h 30min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
5 MP	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
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, 17, 25, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 14, 2016 FCC ID value: IHDT56VD4	Date approved: Feb 25, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020G
Measured SAR
Head: 0.79 W/kg Body: 1.44 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.46 W/kg	Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 1.13 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands	13, 5, 4, 2

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71

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