Motorola Moto G8 Plus specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Motorola Moto G8 Plus
  • Released 2019, October 28 188g, 9.1mm thickness Android 9.0, up to Android 10 64GB storage, microSDXC
  • Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Adreno 610 Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 302.4 USD
  • 6.3" 1080x2280 pixels
  • 48MP 2160p
  • 4GB RAM Snapdragon 665
  • 4000mAh Li-Po

Motorola Moto G8 Plus overview

Motorola Moto G8 Plus is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2019, October 28. Motorola Moto G8 Plus has 6.3 inch, IPS LCD, a resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels screen. Motorola Moto G8 Plus uses Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) chipset, Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) CPU, Adreno 610 GPU. Motorola Moto G8 Plus supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). It has 48MP Triple main camera, 25MP Single selfie camera. Motorola Moto G8 Plus uses Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Motorola Moto G8 Plus is about 302.4 USD.

Score the key features of Motorola Moto G8 Plus compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 100 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 78 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 88 / 100 points
  • Price: 35 / 100 points

Motorola Moto G8 Plus full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28, 66 - LATAM
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 600/100 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2019, October 24
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions 158.4 x 75.8 x 9.1 mm (6.24 x 2.98 x 0.36 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  Water-repellent coating

DISPLAY

Type IPS LCD
Size 6.3 inches, 99.1 cm2 (~82.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~400 ppi density)

PLATFORM

OS Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10
Chipset Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU Adreno 610

MEMORY

Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1

MAIN CAMERA

Triple 48 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF 16 MP, f/2.2, 14mm (ultrawide), dedicated video camera (1080p) 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 25 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30/120fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes (market dependent)
Radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

BATTERY

Type Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Dark Blue, Dark Red
Models XT2019, XT2019-2
SAR 0.59 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.59 W/kg (head) 0.88 W/kg (body)
Price About 302.4 USD

TESTS

Performance AnTuTu: 168699 (v8) GeekBench: 5641 (v4.4), 1385 (v5.1) GFXBench: 6.5fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1505:1 (nominal)
Camera Photo
Loudspeaker Voice 79dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -93.2dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB
Battery life Endurance rating 87h

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