Motorola Moto X4 vs Motorola Moto G8 Play Specs Comparison
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| Motorola Moto X4 | Motorola Moto G8 Play | 
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                                                Oct 19, 2017
                                    
             
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                                                Oct 24, 2019
                                    
             
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                                                5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
                                    
             
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                                                6.2-inch · 1520x720px
                                    
             
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                                                Dual camera
                                    
             
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                                                Triple camera
                                    
             
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                                                3GB · 32GB
                                    
             
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                                                2GB · 32GB
                                    
             
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                                                3000 mAh
                                    
             
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                                                4000 mAh
                                    
             
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Aug 31, 2017 | Oct 24, 2019 | 
| Prices (MSRP) | |
| $399 | |
Design
| Dimensions | |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 5.84 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches  148.35 x 73.5 x 7.99 mm  | 
        
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| Weight | |
| 5.75 oz / 163.0 g | 6.60 oz / 187.0 g | 
| Materials | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic  | 
        
                                    
| Resistance | |
| Water, Dust; IP68 | Splash; IPX2 | 
| Biometrics | |
| Fingerprint (touch) | Fingerprint (touch) | 
| Keys | |
| Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | 
| Colors | |
| Black, Blue | Knight grey, Royal magenta | 
Display
| Size | |
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| 5.2-inch, 68.46% screen-to-body | 6.2-inch, 80.76% screen-to-body | 
| Type | |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD, 60Hz | 
| Resolution | |
| 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI | 1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI | 
| Protection | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
PhoneArena Display Test
        | Bright Max (20% APL) | |
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| Untested | Untested | 
| Bright Min | |
| 6 (Poor) | Untested | 
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            Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) | MediaTek Helio P70 (12 nm) | 
| Processor | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53  | 
        
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| GPU | |
| Adreno 508 | Mali G72 MP3 | 
| Memory | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 3GB/64GB  | 
        
                                                        2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB | 
| Storage expansion | |
| microSDXC up to 2000 GB | microSDXC up to 512 GB | 
| OS | |
| Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) | Android (10, 9.0 Pie) | 
Battery
| Type | |
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| 3000 mAh, Li - Ion | 4000 mAh | 
| Charging | |
| Motorola TurboPower | Motorola TurboPower | 
Camera
| Rear | |
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| Dual camera | Triple camera | 
| Main camera | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm  | 
        
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| Second camera | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm  | 
| Third camera | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm  | 
        
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| Flash | |
| Dual LED | LED | 
| Video recording | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS  | 
        
                                    
| Front | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 16 MP (Flash) Video capture: 4K UHD  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        25 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p  | 
        
                                    
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 5.0, Yes | 4.2 | 
| WLAN | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac  | 
        
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| USB | |
| Type-C | Type-C, USB 2.0 | 
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | 
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning | 
| Other | |
| NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | |
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack | 
| Speakers | |
| Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Earpiece, Loudspeaker | 
| Features | |
| aptX-HD | |
| Screen mirroring | |
| Wireless screen share | Wireless screen share | 
| Radio | |
| FM | FM | 
| Additional microphone(s) | |
| Noise cancellation | Noise cancellation | 
Cellular
| 4G (FDD) Bands | |
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| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 66 | 
| 4G (TDD) Bands | |
| 38, 41 | |
| 3G Bands | |
| 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | 
| Data Speed | |
| LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS | LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s | 
| Dual SIM | |
| Yes | |
| SIM type | |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM | 
Alternative variants
with Dual SIM
                                    | Dual SIM | Yes | 
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with 64 GB storage
                                    | Memory | 64GB | 
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