Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G vs Motorola Moto G6 vs Motorola Moto G6 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Motorola
Announced November 2013 Not announced yet Not announced yet
Status Available - November 2013 Rumored Rumored
Colors Black, White Lunar Gray, Midnight Blue Deep Indigo, Nimbus, Dark Lake
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
- -
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) - -
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Splash resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Splash resistant
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Octa-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 506 Adreno 508
RAM 1 GB 3/4 GB 3/4/6 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 32/64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.7 inches 5.93 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (407 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio To be confirmed To be confirmed
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels Dual 12 MP + 5 MP Dual 12 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0, LED flash [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2070 mAh 3000 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 24 h - -