Motorola Moto G6 Play vs Google Pixel 7 Specs Comparison

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8.5
Motorola Moto G6 Play
6.1
Google Pixel 7
Motorola Moto G6 Play Google Pixel 7
Released · Apr 19, 2018
Released · Oct 13, 2022
5.7-inch · 1440x720px
6.3-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
8GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
4355 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 Oct 06, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $599 | €599

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.84 x 0.36 inches
155.4 x 72.2 x 9.1 mm
6.13 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches (~0.45 inches with camera bump)
155.6 x 73.2 x 8.7 mm (~11.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g 6.95 oz / 197.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Blue Lemongrass, Snow, Obsidian

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.77% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 84.13% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, 90Hz, 1400 nits
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 418 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1182 (Average)
Bright Min
3 (Average) 1.9 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 (28 nm) Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x2.85GHz Cortex-X1
2x2.35G​Hz Cortex-A78
4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 308 Mali-G710 MP7
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (15, 14, 13)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1452
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3318
3D Mark High
Untested 1854
3D Mark Low
Untested 1521

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion 4355 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W
Wireless: 20.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 55min
Browsing
13h 56min
Video
9h 13min
Gaming
6h 8min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.31"
Pixel size: 1.2 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
OIS, HDR
Front
5 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p
10.8 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
138
Overall
145
Photo
131
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Memory 2GB/16GB
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $699 | €699
International version
Other NFC
International
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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