Motorola Moto G51 vs Motorola Moto G8 Play Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G51

Motorola Moto G51

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Motorola Moto G8 Play

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Motorola Moto G51 or Motorola Moto G8 Play Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G51 Motorola Moto G8 Play
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Release date 2021, November 03 2019, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.6 x 75.4 x 9 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.97 in
Weight 0 g | 0 oz 183.6 g | 6.48 oz
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Colors Blue Black onyx, Magenta red
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 200 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.8" in 6.2" in
Screen area 109.8 cm2 95.9 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2460 px 720 x 1520 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI 271 PPI
Other specs - 120Hz
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 13 MP, Triple
Camera specs -50 MP, (wide), 1/2.76'', 0.64µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1.25µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 14mm (ultrawide), 1.25µm, dedicated video camera (1080p)
-2 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP 8 MP
Functions HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G (8 nm) - Mediatek MT6771 Helio P70M (12nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460) - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 619 Mali-G72 MP3
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 380879
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 239
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 900

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1x
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 66(1700/2100) - LATAM
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, LPP, SUPL
NFC No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity
Other extras
- Charging 10W

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