Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Motorola G8 Plus vs Motorola Moto G8 Play

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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Motorola
Announced February 2017 Announcement - October 2019 Announcement - October 2019
Status Available - March 2017 Coming Soon - October 2019 Coming Soon - October 2019
Price Rs. 14,999 ($225.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 13,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Gold, Gray, Silver Blue, Red Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.2 x 74 x 7.9 mm
(5.91 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
158.4 x 75.8 × 9.1 mm
(6.24 x 2.98 × 0.36 in)
157.6 × 75.4 x 9 mm
(6.2 × 2.97 x 0.35 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz) 183.6 g (6.46.0.21 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE (unspecified) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6771 Helio P70 (12nm)
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 610 Mali-G72 MP3
RAM 3/4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass Protection IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 6.3 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (400 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (271 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.95% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 48 MP + 16 MP + 5 MP 13 MP + 8 MP +2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/2.0, dual-pixel autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR 48 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF
16 MP, f/2.2, 14mm (ultrawide), dedicated video camera (1080p)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF, Laser AF
8 MP, f/2.2, 14mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 25 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 600/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+ 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3000 mAh 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -