Motorola Moto G8 vs Motorola Moto G50 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 05, 2020	Mar 25, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	€230

Design

Dimensions
6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 161.27 x 75.8 x 8.95 mm	6.49 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches 164.9 x 74.9 x 8.95 mm
Weight
6.64 oz (188.3 g)	6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Neon blue, Pearl white	Steel Grey, Aqua Green

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 82.36% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 82.58% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 90Hz
Resolution
1560x720px, 19:9 ratio, 268 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)	Snapdragon 480 5G SM4350 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 460
GPU
Adreno 610	Adreno 619
Memory
4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.2) 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (12, 11)

Battery

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

11h 25min

Gaming

10h 44min

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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	48 MP Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.6 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	2 MP (Depth information) 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)	13 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	Yes
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, 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, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41, 42, 43
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 10, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56YT3	Date approved: Mar 30, 2021 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZT1
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: 0.89 W/kg Body: 1.43 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.45 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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