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Motorola Moto G6 Play

Motorola Moto G6 Play
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  • Released 2018, May
    175g, 9mm thickness
    Android 8.0, up to Android 9.0
    16GB/32GB storage, microSDXC
  • 0.2% 1,840,784 hits
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  • 5.7"
    720x1440 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 2/3GB RAM
    Snapdragon 430
  • 4000mAh
    15W
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Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Europe, Brazil
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38 - Europe
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66 - USA
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 28 - Brazil
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2018, April. Released 2018, May
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 154.4 x 72.2 x 9 mm (6.08 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 Splash resistant
Display Type IPS LCD
Size 5.7 inches, 83.8 cm2 (~75.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~282 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Platform OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8920 Snapdragon 427 (28 nm) - USA
CPU Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - USA
GPU Adreno 505
Adreno 308 - USA
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera Single 13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 5 MP (USA)
8 MP (other markets)
Features LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct - USA
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (Europe)
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity
Battery Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 10W / 15W wired (market dependent)
Misc Colors Deep Indigo, Silver, Flash Gray, Gold
Models XT1922-1, XT1922-2, XT1922-3, XT1922-4, XT1922-5, XT1922-10
SAR 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.11 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.66 W/kg (head)     1.42 W/kg (body)    
Price About 150 EUR
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 58757 (v7)
GeekBench: 2328 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 5.3fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1404 (nominal), 3.419 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -89.0dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 92h

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  • Anonymous
  • xTC
  • 13 May 2025

It was a good budget phone back then. Even today the 3gb and 8 cores variant could still hold up in basic tasks. Sadly the battery started dying after 2.5 years of use and now it won't boot even while charging

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  • Anonymous
  • y2e
  • 18 Oct 2024

Hi there! I could've written this post myself, only the quotation marks gave it away. Agree. My dad also just needs basic phones and it's fine for that.

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  • Anonymous
  • 40B
  • 05 Mar 2024

Same here

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