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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| 2016-11-11 | 2018-04-19 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Blue and Gray |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G6 Plus is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto M, getting a 77.5 score against 71.6. The Motorola Moto G6 Plus is a just a bit heavier phone than the Motorola Moto M, but they are equally thin. Moto G6 Plus features a little better performance than Motorola Moto M, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Moto G6 Plus also has more RAM memory.
The Moto G6 Plus counts with just a bit better looking screen than Moto M, because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2160, a just a little better screen density and a quite bigger display. Motorola Moto G6 Plus counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Moto M, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 128 GB, the Motorola Moto G6 Plus also has 64 GB internal storage capacity.
Motorola Moto G6 Plus has a bit superior battery lifetime than Motorola Moto M, because it has a 5 percent larger battery capacity. The Moto G6 Plus features a way better camera than Motorola Moto M, because although it has a back camera with lot less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a way better (4K) video quality and a bigger aperture to take better photos and video in poorly lited situations.
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