Motorola Moto G8 Play vs Motorola Moto G Fast Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 24, 2019	Jun 05, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$200

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches 157.6 x 75.41 x 8.99 mm	6.37 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 161.87 x 75.7 x 9.05 mm
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	6.68 oz / 189.4 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash; IPX2	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Knight grey, Royal magenta	Pearl white

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 80.76% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 82.10% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI	1560x720px, 19:9 ratio, 268 PPI

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P70 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Mali G72 MP3	Adreno 610
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	3GB/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	4000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.122 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	2 MP (Macro) 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	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
25 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
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, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Mobile
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, 14, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30, 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 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Dec 26, 2019 FCC ID value: IHDT56YK3
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.52 W/kg Body: 1.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

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