Motorola Moto G8 vs Motorola Moto G4 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 05, 2020	May 17, 2016

Design

Dimensions
6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 161.27 x 75.8 x 8.95 mm	6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches 153 x 76.6 x 9.8 mm
Weight
6.64 oz (188.3 g)	5.47 oz (155.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Neon blue, Pearl white	Black, White

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 82.36% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 71.10% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD
Resolution
1560x720px, 19:9 ratio, 268 PPI	1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)	Snapdragon 617 8952
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 610	Adreno 405
Memory
4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 2GB/16GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	3000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 14min

Gaming

7h 4min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	16 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.3 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling
Front
8 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos)	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.1
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,dual-band 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, 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
Other
	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, Stereo, RDS	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Micro SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 10, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56YT3	Date approved: May 20, 2016 FCC ID value: IHDT56VA5
Measured SAR
Head: 0.41 W/kg Body: 1.34 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg	Head: 1.23 W/kg Body: 1.10 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	2GB/16GB

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

Dual SIM version

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

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