Motorola Moto G4 vs Motorola Moto G4 Play Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G4

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Motorola Moto G4 or Motorola Moto G4 Play Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G4 Motorola Moto G4 Play
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Release date 2016, May 2016, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153 x 76.6 x 9.8 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 3.02 in 144.4 x 72 x 9.9 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.83 in
Weight 155 g | 5.47 oz 137 g | 4.83 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White Black, White
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.2% 66.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF, f/2.0 -8 MP, AF, f/2.2
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2 5 MP, f/2.2
Functions Auto-HDR

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53) - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 306
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 112 84
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 382 282
GeekBench 4 Single Core 666 508
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2252 1328
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1920 947

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - XT1625
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1622 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1625 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - XT1624
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300) - XT1622 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - XT1625 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300) - XT1624
-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), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (optional)
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- Fast battery charging
Versions
- Versions: XT1604 (Europe); XT1602 (Europe, India, Australia); XT1607 (USA, Canada); XT1609 (USA); XT1601 (LATAM, Mexico); XT1603 (Brazil)

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