Motorola Moto G6 Play vs Motorola Moto G6 Specs Comparison

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8.5	8.5
Motorola Moto G6 Play	Motorola Moto G6
Released · Apr 19, 2018	Released · Apr 19, 2018
5.7-inch · 1440x720px	5.7-inch · 2160x1080px
Single camera	Dual camera
3GB · 32GB	3GB · 32GB
4000 mAh	3000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.84 x 0.36 inches 155.4 x 72.2 x 9.1 mm	6.06 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches 153.8 x 72.3 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 g)	5.89 oz (167.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Blue	Black, Gray, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch	5.7-inch
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
74.77 %	75.25 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 (28 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 506
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 41	Bands 38, 41
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8	Bands 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, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 250
In The Box
Case, Charger, USB cable, SIM removal tool	Case, Charger, Type-C USB cable

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018	Apr 19, 2018

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage


Memory	2GB/16GB

with 64 GB storage


Memory	4GB/64GB

International version


Other	NFC

International version


Other	NFC

with Dual SIM


Dual SIM	Yes

with Dual SIM


Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto G6 Play Specs	Motorola Moto G6 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Motorola Moto G6 Play Review	Motorola Moto G6 Review
User Reviews
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