Motorola Moto Z Play vs Motorola Moto G8 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G8
Motorola Moto Z Play Motorola Moto G8
Released · Oct 04, 2016
Released · Mar 05, 2020
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.4-inch · 1560x720px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3510 mAh
4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches
156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99 mm
6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches
161.27 x 75.8 x 8.95 mm
Weight
5.82 oz (165.0 g) 6.64 oz (188.3 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, White Neon blue, Pearl white

Display

Size
5.5-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1560x720px, 19:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
69.71 % 82.36 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 610
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 4GB
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 24 GB 64GB, available to use: 51 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
3510 mAh 4000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPower Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
9h 14min
Gaming
7h 4min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.3 μm
16 MP (Laser autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.7
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash) 8 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 10, 2020
FCC ID value: IHDT56YT3
Measured SAR
Head: 0.41 W/kg
Body: 1.34 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Buyers information

In The Box
10W rapid charger, USB-C cable, SIM pin, guides, Earphones (for selected countries and regions), Protect cover, Protect film (for selected countries and regions)

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2016 Mar 05, 2020
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