Motorola Moto G5 vs Motorola Moto G8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Mar 05, 2020

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches 144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm	6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 161.27 x 75.8 x 8.95 mm
Weight
5.13 oz / 145.5 g	6.64 oz / 188.3 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Neon blue, Pearl white

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 82.36% screen-to-body
Type
LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	1560x720px, 19:9 ratio, 268 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor)	4.3 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 505	Adreno 610
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Charge speed
	Wired: 10.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 14min

Gaming

7h 4min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	16 MP (Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	8 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 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, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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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, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 10, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56YT3
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.41 W/kg Body: 1.34 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg