Motorola Moto G8 Play vs Motorola Moto G31 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 24, 2019	Nov 18, 2021

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches 157.6 x 75.41 x 8.99 mm	6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches 161.89 x 73.87 x 8.55 mm
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	6.38 oz / 181.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash; IPX2
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Knight grey, Royal magenta	Mineral Grey, Baby Blue

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 80.76% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 82.69% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P70 (12 nm)	MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Cortex
GPU
Mali G72 MP3	Mali-G52 MC2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
	Wired: 10.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.122 μm	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.28 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 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: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	1080p (30 fps)
Front
25 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP 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, 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
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 128GB internal storage

Memory	128GB

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