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Motorola Moto M vs Google Pixel Specs Comparison

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6.5
Motorola Moto M
9.0
Google Pixel
Motorola Moto M Google Pixel
Released · Nov 11, 2016
Released · Oct 20, 2016
5.5-inch
5.0-inch
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 32GB
4GB · 128GB
3050 mAh
2770 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Nov 08, 2016 Oct 04, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$749

Design

Dimensions
5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches
151.35 x 75.35 x 7.85 mm 		5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches
143.84 x 69.54 x 8.58 mm
Weight
5.75 oz (163.0 g) 5.04 oz (143.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Aluminum, Glass
Resistance
Splash Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver Black, Gray, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.02% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 68.88% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P15 Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2 Adreno 530
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3050 mAh, Li - Polymer 2770 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1 μm 		12.3 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p
Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO
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 Type-C, USB 3.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 12, 2017
FCC ID value: NM8G-2PW4100
Measured SAR
Head: 0.92 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Body: 0.58 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.58 W/kg

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