Motorola Moto G7 vs Motorola Moto G8 Play Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 07, 2019	Oct 24, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$299

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.96 x 0.31 inches 157 x 75.3 x 8 mm	6.20 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches 157.6 x 75.41 x 8.99 mm
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Plastic	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
Black, White	Knight grey, Royal magenta

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 82.58% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 80.76% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
2270x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 403 PPI	1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm)	MediaTek Helio P70 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 250	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali G72 MP3
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	4000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.122 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)	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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	25 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	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

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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