Motorola Moto G Play (2021) Specifications and Price

Lenovo-owned company Motorola has announced a new G Play called Moto G Play (2021). It was announced alongside the new G Power and G Stylus. It also comes with a 5000mAh battery and a 6.5-inch display.

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The new Moto G Play (2021) is built around a 6.5-inch IPS LCD with 720p resolution, runs Android 10, running on a Snapdragon 460 chipset with 3GB of RAM and 32GB storage (plus a microSD slot).

This one also gets a 5,000 mAh battery promising 3 days of use between charges (it charges over USB-C at 10W). All three G-series phones have 3.5 mm jacks and they all lack NFC.

The camera department features a 13MP main camera (1080p/60fps video), a 2MP depth sensor and a 5MP selfie camera. The selfie cam is in a notch instead of a punch hole as the other three, underlining that this is the budget option.

Motorola Moto G Play (2021) Specifications

Network Properties

• 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• CDMA 800 / 1900
• 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
• 4G bands: 
  • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 38, 41, 66, 71
  • 2, 4, 5, 12, 14, 30, 66
• Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE

Launch

• Announced: 2021, January 08
• Status: Exp. release 2021, January 14

Design

• Dimensions: 166.6 x 76 x 9.4 mm (6.56 x 2.99 x 0.37 in)
• Weight: 204 g (7.20 oz)
• Build: Plastic frame, plastic back
• Colors: Misty Blue
• SIM: Nano-SIM
• Water-repellent coating

Display

• Type: IPS LCD
• Size: 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~80.6% screen-to-body ratio)
• Resolution: 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)

Operating System

• Android 10

Hardware

• Chipset: Qualcomm SM4250 Snapdragon 460 (11 nm)
• CPU: Octa-core (4×1.8 GHz Kryo 240 & 4×1.6 GHz Kryo 240)
• GPU: Adreno 610
• RAM: 3GB
• Internal Storage: 32GB
• Memory Card slot: microSDXC (dedicated slot)
• eMMC 5.1

Cameras

• Main Camera: Dual
• 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1″, 1.12µm, PDAF
• 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
• Features: LED flash, HDR, panorama
• Video: 1080p@30/60fps
• Selfie Camera: Single – 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm
• Features: HDR
• Video: 1080p@30fps

Multimedia

• Radio: 
• Loudspeaker: Yes
• Audio 3.5mm jack: Yes

Connectivity

• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
• Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
• GPS: Yes, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, LTEEP, SUPL
• NFC: No
• USB: USB Type-C 2.0

Features

• Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity

Battery

• Battery Type and Capacity: Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
• Charging: 10W

Motorola Moto G Play (2021) Price and Availability

The Moto G Play (2021) is the most affordable of the three, goes for $170 (Amazon) – shipping will start on January 13.