Motorola Moto G8 Play vs Motorola Moto G7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 24, 2019	Feb 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$299

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches 157.6 x 75.41 x 8.99 mm	6.18 x 2.96 x 0.31 inches 157 x 75.3 x 8 mm
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	6.07 oz / 172.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash; IPX2	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Knight grey, Royal magenta	Black, White

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 80.76% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 82.58% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	IPS LCD
Resolution
1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI	2270x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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

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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	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	3000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.122 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 (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	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
25 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 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	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	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, 20, 25, 26, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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