Motorola Moto G6 Play vs Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G6 Play	Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite
Released · Apr 19, 2018	Released · Apr 15, 2020
5.7-inch · 1440x720px	6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera	Triple camera
3GB · 32GB	4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh	5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.84 x 0.36 inches 155.4 x 72.2 x 9.1 mm	6.49 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 164.94 x 75.76 x 9.2 mm
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 g)	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Blue	Turquoise, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
74.77 %	81.75 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 (28 nm)	MediaTek Helio P35 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	PowerVR GE8320
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 24min

Gaming

11h 2min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP

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	microUSB, 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
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)
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), 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, 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	Headset, protective cover and film, charger, Micro USB cable, guides, SIM tool

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018	Apr 02, 2020

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 Power Lite Specs
PhoneArena Review
Motorola Moto G6 Play Review