Motorola Moto G6 Play vs LG K51 Specs Comparison

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8.5
Motorola Moto G6 Play
Motorola Moto G6 Play LG K51
Released · Apr 19, 2018
Released · May 06, 2020
5.7-inch · 1440x720px
6.5-inch · 1560x720px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
4000 mAh
4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.84 x 0.36 inches
155.4 x 72.2 x 9.1 mm
6.57 x 3.07 x 0.33 inches
166.9 x 77.9 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 g) 7.17 oz (203.4 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Yes; 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 Titan gray

Display

Size
5.7-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI 1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 264 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
74.77 % 79.70 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 (28 nm) MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308 IMG PowerVR GE8320
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 3GB
Internal storage
32GB 32GB, available to use: 18 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD)
Picture-taking during video recording
Front
5 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 13 MP, 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
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback DTS:X Virtual Surround
Screen mirroring
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), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+) Bands 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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 Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 16, 2020
FCC ID value: ZNFL555DL
Measured SAR
Head: 0.66 W/kg
Body: 1.20 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.27 W/kg
Phablet: 3.96 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 200
In The Box
Case, Charger, USB cable, SIM removal tool Charger, USB Cable, SIM Ejector

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 May 06, 2020

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
RAM 2GB
Internal storage 16GB
for Boost Mobile
OS Android (9.0 Pie)
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
International version
Other NFC
for Verizon
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 66(AWS-3)
MSRP $ 170
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
for Metro
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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