Motorola Moto G8 Play vs Motorola Moto E (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 24, 2019	Jun 05, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$150

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches 157.6 x 75.41 x 8.99 mm	6.29 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches 159.77 x 76.56 x 8.65 mm
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash; IPX2	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Knight grey, Royal magenta	Midnight blue, Champagne pink

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 80.76% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 78.55% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	IPS LCD
Resolution
1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI	1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P70 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 250
GPU
Mali G72 MP3	Adreno 506
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	3550 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
	Wired: 5.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.122 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse
Front
25 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	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	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, 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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Oct 10, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56YQ2
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 1.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Alternative variants

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 30, 66

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