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Motorola Moto G6 vs Motorola Moto G8 Plus Specs Comparison

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8.5
Motorola Moto G6
7.8
Motorola Moto G8 Plus
Motorola Moto G6 Motorola Moto G8 Plus
Released · Apr 19, 2018
Released · Oct 24, 2019
5.7-inch · 2160x1080px
6.3-inch · 2280x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.06 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches
153.8 x 72.3 x 8.3 mm 		6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches
158.35 x 75.83 x 9.09 mm
Weight
5.89 oz (167.0 g) 6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Splash; IPX2
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 Cosmic blue, Crystal pink

Display

Size
5.7-inch 6.3-inch
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 424 PPI 2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 400 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
75.25 % 82.43 %
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 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
2000 MHz
Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 610
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 4GB
Internal storage
32GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPower Motorola TurboPower
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Video
7h 8min
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Untested
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Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		48 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2 		16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 14 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing 		3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 25 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation 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), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 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, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 250
In The Box
Case, Charger, Type-C USB cable 18W TurboPower charger, USB-C cable, SIM pin, Guides, Protect cover

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 Oct 24, 2019

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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