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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| 2016-11-11 | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 14.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.92 |
| 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
Moto G8 Plus is just a bit better than Moto M, getting a 77.6 score against 71.6. Moto G8 Plus's body is incredibly newer than Moto M's, but it's somewhat thicker and heavier. Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a screen that's very similar to the Moto M one, because although the Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a little worse pixels amount in each screen inch, it also counts with a bit larger screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2280.
The Motorola Moto M features a bit faster CPU than Motorola Moto G8 Plus. They have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores. Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a much better camera than Moto M, because it has a way higher video definition, a larger aperture to capture better low light images and videos and a back facing camera with way more MP.
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than Moto M, because it has a SD memory slot that holds up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Moto G8 Plus features greater battery duration than Motorola Moto M, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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