Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 8GB vs Moto G4 Play

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Comparing the Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 8GB vs Moto G4 Play across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 8GB and Moto G4 Play run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


Display: Both Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 8GB and Moto G4 Play offer the same screen size of 5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 8GB and Moto G4 Play feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Moto G4 Play offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 8GB offers 2 MP, making Moto G4 Play better for front camera photography.


Battery: Moto G4 Play offers a higher battery capacity with 2800 mAh, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 8GB offers 2070 mAh, making Moto G4 Play better for longer battery life.


Storage: Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 8GB offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Moto G4 Play offers 16 GB, making Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 8GB the better option for storage.


User Rating: Moto G4 Play receives a higher user rating of 4, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 8GB has a rating of 3.6.

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Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 8GB
₹7,362
(Discontinued)
Moto G4 Play
₹6,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

N/A
65%

Release Date

21 Apr, 2015
06 Sep, 2016

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 410
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
5 MP

Battery

N/A
2070 mAh
2800 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 4.5

User Ratings

3.6/5
(5 ratings)
4/5
(11,562 ratings)

Video

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Videos
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General

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 306

RAM

1 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.73 %
66.14 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

141.5 mm
144.4 mm

Width

70.7 mm
72 mm

Thickness

10.9 mm
9.9 mm

Weight

149 grams
137 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom
8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.2CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good

Capacity

2070 mAh
2800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 4.5

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
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) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No

Other Sensors

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