Motorola Moto G4 Plus vs Motorola Moto G6 Play Specs Comparison

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7.0
Motorola Moto G4 Plus
8.5
Motorola Moto G6 Play
Motorola Moto G4 Plus Motorola Moto G6 Play
Released · May 18, 2016
Released · Apr 19, 2018
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.7-inch · 1440x720px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches
153 x 76.6 x 9.8 mm
6.12 x 2.84 x 0.36 inches
155.4 x 72.2 x 9.1 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g) 6.35 oz (180.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch 5.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
71.10 % 74.77 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 405 Adreno 308
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3) 3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
64GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.3 μm
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 5 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band 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
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM 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), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 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 Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 20, 2016
FCC ID value: IHDT56VA5
Measured SAR
Head: 1.23 W/kg
Body: 1.10 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg

Buyers information

In The Box
Case, Charger, USB cable, SIM removal tool

Availability

Officially announced
May 17, 2016 Apr 19, 2018

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
RAM 2GB
Internal storage 16GB
with 16 GB storage
RAM 2GB
Internal storage 16GB
with 32 GB storage
RAM 3GB
Internal storage 32GB
International version
Other NFC
Dual SIM version
Dual SIM Yes
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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