The Moto G8 Plus brings broad changes in terms of design, internals, and the camera modules. The phone manages to push forward in all the right ways and tick all the checkmarks for current-gen mid-rangers.
SUMMARY
PERFORMANCE Snapdragon 665 STORAGE 64 GB CAMERA 48MP + 16MP + 5MP BATTERY 4000 mAh DISPLAY 6.3″ (16 cm) RAM 4 GB LAUNCH DATE 2019, October
KEY SPECS
FRONT CAMERA 25 MP BATTERY 4000 mAh PROCESSOR Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 DISPLAY 6.3 inches RAM 4 GB REAR CAMERA 48 MP + 16 MP + 5 MP
GENERAL
QUICK CHARGING Yes OPERATING SYSTEM Android v9.0 (Pie) SIM SLOTS Dual SIM, GSM+GSM MODEL G8 Plus LAUNCH DATE 2019, October BRAND Moto SIM SIZE SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid) NETWORK 4G: Available (supports Indian bands) 3G: Available, 2G: Available FINGERPRINT SENSOR Yes
FEATURES
OTHER SENSORS Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope FINGERPRINT SENSOR POSITION Rear FINGERPRINT SENSOR Yes
MULTIMEDIA
FM RADIO Yes AUDIO JACK 3.5 mm LOUDSPEAKER Yes
PERFORMANCE
CHIPSET Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 GRAPHICS Adreno 610 PROCESSOR Octa core (2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260) ARCHITECTURE 64 bit RAM 4 GB
DESIGN
WIDTH 75.8 mm WEIGHT 188 grams WATERPROOF Yes Splash proof, IPX2 THICKNESS 9.0 mm HEIGHT 158.4 mm COLORS Cosmic Blue, Crystal Red
DISPLAY
DISPLAY TYPE IPS LCD ASPECT RATIO 19:9 BEZELLESS DISPLAY Yes with waterdrop notch PIXEL DENSITY 400 ppi SCREEN TO BODY RATIO CALCULATED 82.1 % SCREEN SIZE 6.3 inches (16 cm) SCREEN RESOLUTION 1080 x 2280 pixels
STORAGE
INTERNAL MEMORY 64 GB USB OTG SUPPORT Yes EXPANDABLE MEMORY Yes Up to 512 GB
CAMERA
SETTINGS Exposure compensation, ISO control CAMERA FEATURES 8 x Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus IMAGE RESOLUTION 8000 x 6000 Pixels AUTOFOCUS Yes Phase Detection autofocus, Laser autofocus SHOOTING MODES Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Burst mode RESOLUTION 25 MP Front Camera PHYSICAL APERTURE F2.0 OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION No FLASH Yes Screen flash VIDEO RECORDING 1920×1080 @ 30 fps
BATTERY
REPLACEABLE No TYPE Li-ion QUICK CHARGING Yes Turbo CAPACITY 4000 mAh
NETWORK
WIFI Yes Wi-Fi 802.11, ac/b/g/n/n 5GHz WIFI FEATURES Mobile Hotspot BLUETOOTH Yes v5.0 VOLTE Yes USB TYPE C Yes (Doesn`t support micro-USB) USB CONNECTIVITY Mass storage device, USB charging NFC No NETWORK SUPPORT 4G (supports Indian bands), 3G, 2G GPS Yes with A-GPS, Glonass SIM SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano (Hybrid) SIM 1 4G Bands:TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS:Available EDGE:Available SIM 2 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS:Available EDGE:Available
TESTS
PERFORMANCE Basemark OS II: 2840, Basemark OS II 2.0: 2235, Basemark X: 17724 DISPLAY Contrast ratio: 1505:1 (nominal) LOUDSPEAKER Voice 79dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB AUDIO QUALITY Noise -93.2dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB
WHAT’S IN THE BOX
15W Turbo Charger USB-C cable SIM tool Protective cover
Excellent Battery Life
Headphone Jack
Sensible Android Tweaks
Solid Day-to-day Performance
Fingerprint And Smudge Magnet
Camera Quality Is Sub Par
Performance Is Only Passable