Motorola Moto G7 Play vs Motorola Moto G 5G (2023) vs Motorola Moto G (2026) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 07, 2019		Nov 05, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$199		4GB/128GB - $199

Design

Dimensions
5.85 x 2.81 x 0.32 inches 148.71 x 71.5 x 8.09 mm	6.46 x 2.95 x 0.33 inches 164 x 75 x 8.4 mm	6.58 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches 167.2 x 76.4 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g	6.67 oz / 189.0 g	7.13 oz / 202.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash		Yes
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue	Ink Blue	Slipstream, Cattleya Orchid

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 76.72% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 82.97% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.96% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 120Hz	IPS LCD, 120Hz
Resolution
1512x720px, 19:9 ratio, 294 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	1604x720px, 20:9 ratio, 262 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3		Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested	947 (Poor)
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	Untested	2.8 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 480+ 5G SM4350-AC (8 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 250	2x2.2GHz Kryo 460 6x1.8GHz Kryo 460	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 619	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
2GB/32GB	4GB/64GB	4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC	microSDXC
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (13)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	Untested	793
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	Untested	2085
3D Mark High
Untested	Untested	384
3D Mark Low
Untested	Untested	380

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Battery

Type
3000 mAh	5000 mAh	5200 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe		Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 30.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 52min

Browsing

20h 19min

Video

10h 26min

Gaming

10h 4min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.61 μm
Second camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Flash, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP	32 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

98

Overall

113

Photo

83

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1	Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync		NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n29, n30, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78	n1, n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n29, n30, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
No

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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