Motorola Moto G8 Plus vs Google Pixel 4a 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 24, 2019	Sep 30, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$500

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches 158.35 x 75.83 x 9.09 mm	6.06 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches 153.9 x 74.0 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash; IPX2
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cosmic blue, Crystal pink	Just black, Clearly white

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 82.43% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 82.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 60Hz, HDR
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 400 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 416 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)	Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Adreno 610	Adreno 620
Memory
4GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3885 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

7h 8min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Pixel size: 1 μm	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
25 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Time-of-Flight (ToF)) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n5, n12, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 01, 2020 FCC ID value: A4RG025E
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.20 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

for Verizon

Weight	6.03 oz / 171.0 g
5G Bands	n2, n5, n12, n25, n66, n71, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
Prices (MSRP)	$600