Motorola Moto G6 Play vs Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G6 Play

Motorola Moto G6 Play

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Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

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Motorola Moto G6 Play or Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G6 Play Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)
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Release date 2018, April 2014, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.4 x 72.2 x 9 mm | 6.08 x 6.08 x 2.84 in 140.8 x 72.4 x 10 mm | 5.54 x 5.54 x 2.85 in
Weight 175 g | 6.17 oz 144 g | 5.08 oz
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Colors Deep Indigo, Silver, Flash Gray, Gold Black, White
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 150 EUR 320 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 5.2" in
Screen area 83.8 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.2% 73.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1440 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 282 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, PDAF -13 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.13µm, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP (USA)
8 MP (other markets)
2 MP, f/2.2
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8920 Snapdragon 427 (28 nm) - USA
- Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
-Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - USA
- Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 505
Adreno 308 - USA
Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB No
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 64 GB (AT&T, T-Mobile)

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 104 157
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 367 597
GeekBench 4 Single Core 665
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1866
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1910

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / 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
-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), 14(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 66(1700/2100) - USA 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - Brazil
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - Verizon
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU, AT&T, Verizon 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - XT1097 AT&T, XT1095 T-Mobile 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EU 
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 13(700) - XT1096 (Verizon) 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - India
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 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot - USA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (Europe) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Audio
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 10W or 15W
- Splash resistant

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
- Water resistant
Versions
- For Global market, Europe, Brazil, USA

- Also known as Motorola Moto X (2014), Motorola Moto X2, Motorola Moto X+1

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