Motorola Moto G8 Plus vs Motorola Moto G72 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 24, 2019	Sep 29, 2022

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches 158.35 x 75.83 x 9.09 mm	6.32 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches 160.5 x 74.4 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	5.86 oz / 166.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash; IPX2
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cosmic blue, Crystal pink

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 82.43% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.28% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 400 PPI	2460x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 410 PPI

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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)	MediaTek Helio G99 MT8781 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 610	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
4GB/64GB	6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 33.0W

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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	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	108 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 0.64 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	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	1080p (60 fps)
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 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, 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	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 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 Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM

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