Motorola Moto G8 Plus vs Motorola Moto G53 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 24, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches 158.35 x 75.83 x 9.09 mm	6.41 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 162.7 x 74.66 x 8.19 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	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
Colors
Cosmic blue, Crystal pink	Matter Charcoal, Rose Gold, Blue Lavender

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 82.43% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 83.90% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 120Hz, 400 nits
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 400 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4.3 (Poor)	4.7 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)	Snapdragon 480+ SM4350-AC (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2x2.2Ghz 6x1.8GHz
GPU
Adreno 610	Adreno 619
Memory
4GB/64GB	4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (13)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	739
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	1742
3D Mark High
Untested	294
3D Mark Low
Untested	292

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
	Wired: 10.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

7h 8min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 55min

Video

15h 3min

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	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.68 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Pixel size: 1 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 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	Yes
Front
25 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
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 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, Compass, 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	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8, 19
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
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM

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