Motorola Moto G6 Plus vs Sony Xperia XA1 Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G6 Plus

Motorola Moto G6 Plus

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Sony Xperia XA1

Sony Xperia XA1

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Motorola Moto G6 Plus or Sony Xperia XA1 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G6 Plus Sony Xperia XA1
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Release date 2018, April 2017, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160 x 75.5 x 8 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.97 in 145 x 67 x 8 mm | 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.64 in
Weight 167 g | 5.89 oz 143 g | 5.04 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Gold, Deep Indigo, Nimbus White, Black, Gold, Pink
Battery 3200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 603 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Approximate price 260 EUR 170 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.9" in 5" in
Screen area 89.8 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 74.4% 70.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 409 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 23 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.7, dual pixel PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
-23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2 8 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1/4'', AF
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) - Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20 (16 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 508 Mali-T880MP2
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 193
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 802
GeekBench 5 Single Core 175 168
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 975 838
GeekBench 4 Single Core 861 855
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4046 3666
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3739 2701

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Europe, Brazil, India
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600) - Europe 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - Brazil 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps or LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Audio
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 15W
- Splash resistant

- Fast battery charging (Pump Express+ 2.0)
Versions
- For Global market, Europe, Brazil

- Also known as Sony Xperia XA1 Dual with dual-SIM card slots

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