Motorola Moto G8 vs Motorola Moto G23 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 05, 2020

Design

Dimensions
6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 161.27 x 75.8 x 8.95 mm	6.41 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 162.7 x 74.66 x 8.19 mm
Weight
6.64 oz / 188.3 g	6.50 oz / 184.2 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Neon blue, Pearl white	Mate Charcoal, Pearl White, Steel Blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 82.36% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 83.90% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 90Hz, 400 nits
Resolution
1560x720px, 19:9 ratio, 268 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4.3 (Poor)	5.4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)	MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 610	Mali-G52 MC2
Memory
4GB/64GB	8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 215 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (13)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	425
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	1424
3D Mark High
Untested	191
3D Mark Low
Untested	189

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W	Wired: 30.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 14min

Gaming

7h 4min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

10h 27min

Video

11h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	Yes
Front
8 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos)	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	No
SIM type
Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 10, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56YT3
Measured SAR
Head: 0.41 W/kg Body: 1.34 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

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