Moto G8 Plus vs Motorola One Macro

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Comparing the Moto G8 Plus vs Motorola One Macro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola One Macro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,450, while Moto G8 Plus scores 1,303, making Motorola One Macro the better performer.


Display: Moto G8 Plus offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Motorola One Macro offers 6.2 inches, making Moto G8 Plus the larger display of the two. Both Moto G8 Plus and Motorola One Macro feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Moto G8 Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Motorola One Macro offers 13 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 Motorola One Macro offers 8 MP, making Moto G8 Plus better for front camera photography.


Battery: Motorola One Macro delivers longer battery life with 19h 05m, while Moto G8 Plus delivers 12h 33m, making Motorola One Macro the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Moto G8 Plus and Motorola One Macro offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Moto G8 Plus and Motorola One Macro both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

76%
73%

Release Date

29 Oct, 2019
12 Oct, 2019

Performance

Snapdragon 665
MediaTek Helio P70
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.1 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
720x1520 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

25 MP
8 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
4000 mAh
15W Turbo Charging
10W Rapid Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Good display
  • Bloatware-free software
  • Capable cameras
  • Impressive battery backup
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • The action camera is only for shooting videos 
  • Can't match the performance offered by rivals
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(11,317 ratings)
4.3/5
(22,941 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

167,968
AnTuTu Score
159,825
AnTuTu Score
12h 33m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
19h 05m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 29, 2019
(Official)
Oct 12, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

N/A
Android One

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
MediaTek Helio P70

Processor

Octa core

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

2.1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610
Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4

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
159,825

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s
27.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
4.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.8 %
32.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)

Resolution

1080x2280 px (FHD+)
720x1520 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

19:9
19:9

Pixel Density

400 ppi
271 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.1 %
80.34 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
82 %

Design

Height

158.4 mm
157.6 mm

Width

75.8 mm
75.4 mm

Thickness

9.0 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

188 grams
186 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IPX2
Yes Splash proof IPX2

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor 1.6µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.01/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.2 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

25 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS 1.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 34.4 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Turbo Charging
Yes 10W Rapid 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
19h 05m

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

1h 46m 11s
1h 48m 58s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

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) / 2300(band 40) / 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) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

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) / 2300(band 40) / 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) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

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