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

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Motorola Moto G4 Play
Motorola Moto G4 Play Motorola Moto E (2020)
Released · Sep 15, 2016
Released · Jun 12, 2020
5.0-inch
6.2-inch
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 32GB
2800 mAh
3550 mAh
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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)
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