Motorola Moto G6 vs Motorola Moto G 4G (2nd gen) Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G6

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Motorola Moto G 4G (2nd gen)

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Motorola Moto G6 or Motorola Moto G 4G (2nd gen) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G6 Motorola Moto G 4G (2nd gen)
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Release date 2018, April 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153.8 x 72.3 x 8.3 mm | 6.06 x 6.06 x 2.85 in 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm | 5.57 x 5.57 x 2.78 in
Weight 167 g | 5.89 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame
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Colors Deep Indigo, Silver, Blush, Black Black
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2390 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 180 EUR 210 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 5" in
Screen area 83.8 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.4% 68.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
-8 MP, AF, f/2.0
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, auto-HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@60/30fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP or 16 MP, f/2.2 2 MP
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 305
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 161
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 673
GeekBench 5 Single Core 120
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 432
GeekBench 4 Single Core 748
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3792
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2868

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Europe, Brazil 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - India
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600) - Europe 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - USA 
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
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 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
NFC Yes (Europe model)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

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, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 15W
- Splash resistant
Versions
- For Global market, Europe, Brazil, USA Also known as Motorola Moto 1S

- Also known as Motorola XT1072, Motorola Moto G LTE (2nd Gen.), Motorola Moto G 4G (2015)

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