Motorola Moto G6 vs Motorola Moto E5 Play Specs Comparison

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8.5
Motorola Moto G6
7.2
Motorola Moto E5 Play
Motorola Moto G6 Motorola Moto E5 Play
Released · Apr 19, 2018
Released · May 16, 2018
5.7-inch · 2160x1080px
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
Dual camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
2GB · 16GB
3000 mAh
2800 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.06 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches
153.8 x 72.3 x 8.3 mm
5.94 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches
151 x 74 x 8.85 mm
Weight
5.89 oz (167.0 g) 5.29 oz (150.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Pink, Blue Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch 5.2-inch
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 424 PPI 1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD LCD
Screen-to-body
75.25 % 66.84 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 308
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
32GB 16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 2800 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps), 720x480 (DVD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 5 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Compass
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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 Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Yes

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), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Head: 1.35 W/kg
Body: 1.23 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 250
In The Box
Case, Charger, Type-C USB cable Charger and USB cable

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 Apr 19, 2018

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 64GB
International version
Other NFC
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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