Motorola Moto G 5G vs Motorola Moto G6 Play

Motorola Moto G 5G

Motorola Moto G6 Play

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 - USA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - Europe, Brazil; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - USA; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600) - Europe; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 66(1700/2100) - USA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - Brazil
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Class 12

Yes
EDGE

Class 12

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic

Glass, aluminium alloy
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

166.1 mm

154.4 mm
Width

76.1 mm

72.2 mm
Thickness

9.9 mm

9 mm
Weight

212 g

175 g
Waterproof

IP52

-
Dust proof

IP52

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Colors

Gray, Silver

Deep Indigo, Flash Gray, Gold, Silver

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS LCD

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.7 inches

5.7 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

720 x 1440 pixels
Pixel density

393 ppi

282 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon)

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

-

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

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Main camera

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm

13 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 118˚ , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 8 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

4160 x 3120 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, RAW, Night vision

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Selfie camera
Flash

-

LED flash
Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.2 , 1.0 µm

8 MP
Selfie camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, self-timer, scene mode, Night Vision, digital image stabilization

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Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C 2.0

microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.1

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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BDS

-

Yes
SUPL

Yes

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LTEEP

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity