Motorola Moto G6 Play vs Motorola Moto G8 Play Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.84 x 0.36 inches 155.4 x 72.2 x 9.1 mm	6.20 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches 157.6 x 75.41 x 8.99 mm
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 g)	6.60 oz (187.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Splash; IPX2
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Blue	Knight grey, Royal magenta

Display

Size
5.7-inch	6.2-inch
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI	1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
74.77 %	80.76 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 (28 nm)	MediaTek Helio P70 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	Mali G72 MP3
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3)	2GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB	32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.122 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	25 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Other
ANT+, 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
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 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 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 Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Buyers information

In The Box
Case, Charger, USB cable, SIM removal tool	10W rapid charger, USB-C cable, SIM pin, Guides

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018	Oct 24, 2019

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

RAM	2GB
Internal storage	16GB

International version

Other	NFC

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto G6 Play Specs	Motorola Moto G8 Play Specs
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