Motorola Moto G6 Play vs LG K40 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018	Feb 20, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$180

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.84 x 0.36 inches 155.4 x 72.2 x 9.1 mm	6.02 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches 153.0 x 71.9 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g	5.11 oz / 145.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Shock; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Blue	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.77% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 76.28% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI	1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Protection
	Tempered Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 506
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	8 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, 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
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	2GB/16GB

International version

System chip	MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	IMG PowerVR GE8320
Memory	32GB
Main camera	16 MP
Front	8 MP
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38
Dual SIM	Yes

International version

Other	NFC

for Metro by T-Mobile

Memory	32GB
OS	Android (9.0 Pie)
Main camera	13 MP
Front	5 MP
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41
FCC approval	Date approved: May 28, 2019 FCC ID value: ZNFX420MM
Measured SAR	Head: 0.51 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg Phablet: 3.99 W/kg

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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