Motorola Moto G8 vs Motorola Moto G7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 05, 2020	Feb 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$299

Design

Dimensions
6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 161.27 x 75.8 x 8.95 mm	6.18 x 2.96 x 0.31 inches 157 x 75.3 x 8 mm
Weight
6.64 oz / 188.3 g	6.07 oz / 172.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	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	Black, White

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 82.36% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 82.58% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1560x720px, 19:9 ratio, 268 PPI	2270x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)	Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 250
GPU
Adreno 610	Adreno 506
Memory
4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	3000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W

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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	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Depth information)
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos)	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo
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, Stereo, RDS	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 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-A Cat 7 (300/100 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
Measured SAR
Head: 0.41 W/kg Body: 1.34 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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