Motorola Moto G8 Play vs Motorola Moto G8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 24, 2019	Mar 05, 2020

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches 157.6 x 75.41 x 8.99 mm	6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 161.27 x 75.8 x 8.95 mm
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	6.64 oz / 188.3 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	Neon blue, Pearl white

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 80.76% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 82.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	IPS LCD
Resolution
1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI	1560x720px, 19:9 ratio, 268 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	4.3 (Poor)

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

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	4000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Charge speed
	Wired: 10.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 14min

Gaming

7h 4min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.122 μm	16 MP (Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7 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 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), 720p Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
25 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	8 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, 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, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
TDD Bands
	38, 40, 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 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 10, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56YT3
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.41 W/kg Body: 1.34 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

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