Motorola Moto G7 Play vs Motorola Moto G8 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 07, 2019	Oct 24, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$199

Design

Dimensions
5.85 x 2.81 x 0.32 inches 148.71 x 71.5 x 8.09 mm	6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches 158.35 x 75.83 x 9.09 mm
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: 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, Gold, Blue	Cosmic blue, Crystal pink

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 76.72% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 82.43% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1512x720px, 19:9 ratio, 294 PPI	2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 400 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	4.3 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 250	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 610
Memory
2GB/32GB	4GB/64GB
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, Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Motorola TurboPower

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

7h 8min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP (Flash, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	25 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
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, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	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-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
No

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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