Motorola Moto G6 vs Motorola Moto G8 Specs Comparison

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8.5	8.0
Motorola Moto G6	Motorola Moto G8
Released · Apr 19, 2018	Released · Mar 05, 2020
5.7-inch · 2160x1080px	6.4-inch · 1560x720px
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	6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 161.27 x 75.8 x 8.95 mm
Weight
5.89 oz (167.0 g)	6.64 oz (188.3 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	Neon blue, Pearl white

Display

Size
5.7-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 424 PPI	1560x720px, 19:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
75.25 %	82.36 %
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, available to use: 51 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Charge speed
	Wired: 10.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 14min

Gaming

7h 4min

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	16 MP (Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2	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
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) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 b,g,n 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
Other
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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM, Stereo, RDS
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), 20(800 DD)
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 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
VoLTE
Yes

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 250
In The Box
Case, Charger, Type-C USB cable	10W rapid charger, USB-C cable, SIM pin, guides, Earphones (for selected countries and regions), Protect cover, Protect film (for selected countries and regions)

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018	Mar 05, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage


RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

International version


Other	NFC

with Dual SIM


Dual SIM	Yes

Links

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