Motorola Moto G6 Play vs Motorola Moto E4 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G6 Play
8.5
Motorola Moto E4
Motorola Moto G6 Play Motorola Moto E4
Released · Apr 19, 2018
Released · Jun 22, 2017
5.7-inch · 1440x720px
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
2GB · 16GB
4000 mAh
2800 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 Jun 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$130

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.84 x 0.36 inches
155.4 x 72.2 x 9.1 mm
5.69 x 2.83 x 0.37 inches
144.5 x 72 x 9.3 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g 5.29 oz / 150.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Blue Black, Gold

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.77% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 66.34% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI 1280x720px, 294 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 (28 nm) Snapdragon 427 8920 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308 Adreno 308
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion 2800 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 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, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS
Other
ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync 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, RDS
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 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Memory 2GB/16GB
System chip Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)
Processor Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 308
International version
Other NFC
System chip MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)
Processor Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2
Rear Single camera
Video recording 720p (30 fps)
Colors Blue
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Bluetooth 4.2
WLAN b,g,n
USB Yes
Other NFC
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
System chip MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)
Processor Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Rear Single camera
Video recording 720p (720 fps)
Colors Blue
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
Bluetooth 4.2
WLAN b,g,n
USB Yes
Other NFC
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