Motorola Moto G8 Power vs Google Pixel 3a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 07, 2020	May 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$399

Design

Dimensions
6.14 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches 155.95 x 75.84 x 9.63 mm	5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.95 oz / 197.0 g	5.19 oz / 147.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Smoke black, Capri blue	Black, Purple, White

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 86.13% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 73.93% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED
Resolution
2300x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 397 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Protection
	Dragontrail

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4.3 (Poor)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)	Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 360
GPU
Adreno 610	Adreno 615
Memory
4GB/64GB (eMMC 5.1)	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	USB Power Delivery

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 55min

Gaming

11h 34min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 48min

Video

6h 30min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
16 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p (120 fps)	8 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	dual-band MIMO, 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 25, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020G
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 1.13 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71

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