Moto G8 Plus vs Moto G Fast

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Comparing the Moto G8 Plus vs Moto G Fast across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Moto G8 Plus and Moto G Fast run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Moto G Fast offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Moto G8 Plus offers 6.3 inches, making Moto G Fast the larger display of the two. Both Moto G8 Plus and Moto G Fast feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Moto G8 Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Moto G Fast offers 16 MP, making Moto G8 Plus better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Moto G8 Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 25 MP, while Moto G Fast offers 8 MP, making Moto G8 Plus better for front camera photography.


Battery: Moto G Fast delivers longer battery life with None, while Moto G8 Plus delivers 12h 33m, making Moto G Fast the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Moto G8 Plus offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Moto G Fast offers 32 GB, making Moto G8 Plus the better option for storage.

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Moto G8 Plus
₹7,990
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₹15,190
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Summary

Release Date

29 Oct, 2019
04 Jan, 2022
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 665
Snapdragon 665
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
720x1560 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
16 MP
Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

25 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
4000 mAh
6600 mAh
15W Turbo Charging
10W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
32 GB
512 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Good display
  • Bloatware-free software
  • Capable cameras
  • Impressive battery backup
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • The action camera is only for shooting videos 
  • Can't match the performance offered by rivals
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.3/5
(11,317 ratings)
N/A
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

167,968
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
12h 33m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 29, 2019
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610
Adreno 610
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB
3 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

167,968
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.8 %
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2280 px (FHD+)
720x1560 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19:9
19:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

400 ppi
268 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.1 %
81.91 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
88 %
94.49 %

Design

Height

158.4 mm
161.8 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75.8 mm
75.7 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

9.0 mm
9 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

188 grams
189.4 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IPX2
Yes Splash proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor 1.6µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.71.12µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.2 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

25 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS 1.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
4000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 34.4 Hours(2G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Turbo Charging
Yes 10W Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

12h 33m
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 46m 11s
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
32 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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