Motorola Moto G6 Plus vs Motorola Moto G8 Play Specs Comparison

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8.5
Motorola Moto G6 Plus
Motorola Moto G6 Plus Motorola Moto G8 Play
Released · Apr 19, 2018
Released · Oct 24, 2019
5.9-inch · 2160x1080px
6.2-inch · 1520x720px
Dual camera
Triple camera
6GB · 64GB
2GB · 32GB
3200 mAh
4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches
160 x 75.5 x 8 mm
6.20 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches
157.6 x 75.41 x 8.99 mm
Weight
5.89 oz (167.0 g) 6.60 oz (187.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Metal
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Splash; IPX2
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, 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
5.9-inch 6.2-inch
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 407 PPI 1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
75.17 % 80.76 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm) MediaTek Helio P70 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 508 Mali G72 MP3
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4) 2GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 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
3200 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.122 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
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
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 25 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C 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
NFC, 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 Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) 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)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA 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
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 4 GB RAM
RAM 4GB
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