Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) vs Motorola Moto G6 Play Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6)

Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6)

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Motorola Moto G6 Play

Motorola Moto G6 Play

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Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) or Motorola Moto G6 Play Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) Motorola Moto G6 Play
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Release date 2018, July 2018, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147.2 x 71 x 8 mm | 5.8 x 5.8 x 2.8 in 154.4 x 72.2 x 9 mm | 6.08 x 6.08 x 2.84 in
Weight 151 g | 5.33 oz 175 g | 6.17 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Blue, White Deep Indigo, Silver, Flash Gray, Gold
Battery 3060 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" in 5.7" in
Screen area 85.1 cm2 83.8 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.5% 75.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 720 x 1440 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 432 PPI 282 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/2.0, 1.0µm, PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.4, 1.12µm, depth sensor
-13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1'', 1.0µm 5 MP (USA)
8 MP (other markets)
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8920 Snapdragon 427 (28 nm) - USA
CPU - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
-Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - USA
GPU Adreno 509 Adreno 505
Adreno 308 - USA
External memory microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (6.1 Plus)
64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM (X6)
32 GB, 3 RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 289
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1012
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 194
GeekBench 5 Single Core 273 104
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1188 367
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1319 665
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1866
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 4258 1910

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-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
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/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot - USA
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (Europe)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.94 W/kg (head)     1.82 W/kg (body)    

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
-Dolby Audio

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)

- Fast battery charging 10W or 15W
- Splash resistant
Versions
- Versions: Nokia 6.1 Plus (Global); Nokia X6 (China)

- For Global market, Europe, Brazil, USA

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