Motorola Moto G8 Play vs Motorola Moto G Power 5G (2023) Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G8 Play Motorola Moto G Power 5G (2023)
Released · Oct 24, 2019
Released · Apr 13, 2023
6.2-inch · 1520x720px
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Triple camera
Triple camera
2GB · 32GB
6GB · 256GB
4000 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 24, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches
157.6 x 75.41 x 8.99 mm
6.42 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches
163.1 x 74.8 x 8.5 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
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Knight grey, Royal magenta Dark Blue

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 80.76% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 83.77% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz IPS LCD, 120Hz
Resolution
1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P70 (12 nm) MediaTek Dimensity 930 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x2.2GHz Cortex-A78
6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali G72 MP3 IMG BXM-8-256
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie) Android (13)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.122 μm
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
2 MP (Depth information)
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
2 MP (Macro)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Yes
Front
25 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.3
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n7, n12, n25, n30, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
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