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Motorola Moto X4 vs Motorola Moto G Play Specs Comparison

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8.2
Motorola Moto X4
7.0
Motorola Moto G Play
Motorola Moto X4 Motorola Moto G Play
Released · Oct 19, 2017
Released · Jan 14, 2021
5.2-inch
6.5-inch
Dual camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.84 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches
148.35 x 73.5 x 7.99 mm 		6.56 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches
166.59 x 75.99 x 9.36 mm
Weight
5.75 oz (163.0 g) 7.20 oz (204.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue Misty blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
68.46 % 80.61 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 SM4250-AA (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
1800 MHz
Kryo 240
GPU
Adreno 508 Adreno 610
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4) 3GB
Internal storage
32GB 32GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse
Front
16 MP (Flash), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) 5 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 28, 2021
FCC ID value: IHDT56ZD4
Measured SAR
Head: 0.65 W/kg
Body: 1.43 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.43 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 399 $ 170
In The Box
Charger, USB Type-C cable, guides, SIM tool

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017 Jan 08, 2021

Alternative variants

with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
for AT&T and Cricket
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
Hearing aid compatible M4/T3
with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
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