Motorola continues to update its 2019 device portfolio and the latest entrants are the Moto G8 Plus and E6 Play. Alongside these two, the company also expanded the availability of the Moto One Macro to the global stage which is coming on October 28 with a €229/£199 asking price.
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Moto G8 Plus
The latest member in the G-series, the Moto G8 Plus is a capable midranger. Upfront we have a 6.3-inch IPS display with FHD+ resolution and a small waterdrop notch for the 25MP selfie cam. Around the back, we find the 48MP F/1.7 main shooter and 5MP depth sensor stacked below the 16MP F/2.2 ultrawide snapper. The fourth cutout is for the laser autofocus module. Right of the cameras we have the traditional fingerprint reader with the Moto logo.
Going into the internals we find Snapdragon 665 SoC at the helm, paired with 4GB RAM and 64GB of expandable internal storage. The battery comes in at 4,000 mAh and supports 18W fast charging. On the software side, we have Android 9 Pie.
Motorola Moto G8 Plus Specifications
Network Properties
- 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
- 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands:
- LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700)
- LTE band 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) TDD-LTE
- Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 600/50 Mbps
Launch
- Announced: 2019, October
- Status: Release 2019, October
Design
- Dimensions: 158.4 x 75.8 x 9.1mm
- Weight: 188 g (6.63 oz)
- Colours: Dark Blue, Dark Red
- SIM: Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Splash resistant
Display
- Type: LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Size: 6.3 inches, 99.1 cm2 (~82.5% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~400 ppi density)
Operating System
- Android 9.0 (Pie)
Hardware
- Chipset: Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
- CPU: Octa-core (4×2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
- GPU: Adreno 610
- Storage/RAM: 64GB 4GB RAM
- Memory Card slot: microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Camera
- Main Camera: Triple
- 48 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/2″, 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF
- 16 MP, f/2.2, 14mm (ultrawide), dedicated video camera (1080p)
- 5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
- Features: LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video: 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@30/240fps
- Selfie Camera: Single – 25 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
- Features: HDR
- Video: 1080p@30/120fps
Multimedia
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers
- Audio 3.5mm jack: Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Connectivity
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
- Infrared port: Yes
- USB: 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Operating System
- Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
- Battery Type & Capacity: Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
- Charging: Battery charging 18W
Models: XT2019
Motorola Moto G8 Plus Price and Availability
The Moto G8 Plus will be available from October 28, carrying a price tag of €269/£232/INR 13,999.
