Honor 8 Pro vs. Motorola Moto G7 Play

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 8 Pro and Motorola Moto G7 Play. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 8 Pro vs. Motorola Moto G7 Play Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto G7 Play
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157 mm 147.31 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater height than Motorola Moto G7 Play.
Width 77.5 mm 71.5 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater width than Motorola Moto G7 Play.
Depth 6.97 mm 7.99 mm Honor 8 Pro is narrower than Honor 8 Pro.
Weight 184 g 149 g Motorola Moto G7 Play is lighter than Honor 8 Pro.
Body Colour Midnight black Fine gold | Deep Indigo
Body Material - Plastic resin
Protection - Splashproof, P2i (liquid repellent coating), spill-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Motorola Moto G7 Play is waterproof.
SAR Value - 0.854 W/kg (body), 0.836 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto G7 Play
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS TFT IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.7" 5.7" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 1512 x 720 pixels Honor 8 Pro has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto G7 Play.
Display Format QHD HD+
Pixel Density 515 ppi 294 ppi Honor 8 Pro has better pixel density than Motorola Moto G7 Play.
Aspect Ratio - 19:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features - Moto Display, attentive display, Max Vision display, Peek Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto G7 Play
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 1.8 GHz Honor 8 Pro has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto G7 Play.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 Qualcomm ADRENO 506
MEMORY Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto G7 Play
RAM 6 GB 2 GB Honor 8 Pro has more RAM than Motorola Moto G7 Play.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB Honor 8 Pro has more internal memory than Motorola Moto G7 Play.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto G7 Play
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Motorola Moto G7 Play has better camera resolution than Honor 8 Pro.
Lens Aperture - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR Spot Colour
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, night mode, Timer mode, wide selfie mode, Beauty mode, Ultra Snapshot, Watermark mode, Light Painting mode, tap to focus Slow motion video, Panorama, Timer mode, BurstShot, manual mode, Best Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Timelapse video
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - Honor 8 Pro has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 720 x 480 (480p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Audio Note Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), video stabilisation, Landmark/Object Recognition
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.2
Special Effects (Front) - Spot Colour
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Slow motion video, Timer mode, BurstShot, manual mode, Best Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Face Beauty, Timelapse video, group selfi mode
Light Source (Front) - LED flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto G7 Play
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 3000 mAh Honor 8 Pro has larger battery capacity than Motorola Moto G7 Play.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 110 min -
Standby Time 504 hours -
Talk Time 1800 minutes -
Run Time Details Standby: up to 504 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1800 min
Mixed usage: up to 40 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto G7 Play
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto G7 Play
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2 LE
Messaging Services Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto G7 Play
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA v10, AMR-NB, RA -
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP -
FEATURES Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto G7 Play
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, magnetometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Face Unlock, Dual microphones, Moto Actions, Quick gestures, Google Lens
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto G7 Play
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, power adapter (5 W)
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