Motorola Moto G4 Play vs Motorola Moto E (2020) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.83 x 0.39 inches 144.4 x 72 x 9.9 mm	6.29 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches 159.77 x 76.56 x 8.65 mm
Weight
4.83 oz (137.0 g)	6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Midnight blue, Champagne pink

Display

Size
5.0-inch	6.2-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI
Technology
LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
66.34 %	78.55 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916	Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 250
GPU
Adreno 306	Adreno 506
RAM
2GB	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
16GB	32GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
2800 mAh	3550 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer
Charge speed
	Wired: 5.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling	1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse
Front
5 MP	5 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n	802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Compass
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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 3(1800), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 14, 2016 FCC ID value: IHDT56VD4	Date approved: Oct 10, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56YQ2
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: 0.45 W/kg Body: 1.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 150
In The Box
	Charger, USB cable, guides, SIM tool (for certain carriers)

Availability

Officially announced
May 17, 2016	Jun 05, 2020

Alternative variants

4G (FDD)	Bands 13(700 c), 5(850), 4(AWS-1), 2(1900)

for Verizon

4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)

Links

Full specifications
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