Motorola Moto G8 Plus vs. Google Pixel 7a

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Motorola Moto G8 Plus and Google Pixel 7a. 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

Motorola Moto G8 Plus vs. Google Pixel 7a Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Motorola Moto G8 Plus Google Pixel 7a
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - GHL1X
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.35 mm 152 mm Motorola Moto G8 Plus has greater height than Google Pixel 7a.
Width 75.83 mm 72.9 mm Motorola Moto G8 Plus has greater width than Google Pixel 7a.
Depth 9.09 mm 9 mm Google Pixel 7a is narrower than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Weight 188 g 193.5 g Motorola Moto G8 Plus is lighter than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Body Colour Cosmic blue | Crystal pink Sea | Snow | Charcoal
Body Material - Tactile alloy frame, 3D thermoformed composite back
Protection P2i (liquid repellent coating) Water-resistant, dust-resistant, fingerprint-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating - IP67
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.882 W/kg (body), 0.589 W/kg (head) 2.99 W/kg (limb), 1.3 W/kg (body), 0.99 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
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Motorola Moto G8 Plus Google Pixel 7a
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS IPS OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.1" Motorola Moto G8 Plus has larger screen size than Google Pixel 7a.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2280 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 7a has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 403 ppi 429 ppi Google Pixel 7a has better pixel density than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Aspect Ratio 19:9 20:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 7a has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features Moto Display, attentive display, Max Vision display Always-on display, Now Playing, Smooth Display (up to 90 Hz), High brightness mode, At a Glance
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Motorola Moto G8 Plus Google Pixel 7a
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Google Tensor G2 - with Titan M2 security
Clock Speed 2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Motorola Moto G8 Plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 610 -
MEMORY Motorola Moto G8 Plus Google Pixel 7a
RAM LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Google Pixel 7a has more RAM than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Google Pixel 7a has more internal memory than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB -
CAMERA Motorola Moto G8 Plus Google Pixel 7a
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 2
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Google Pixel 7a has better camera resolution than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Sensor Size - 1/1.73"
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.89 Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better lens aperture than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Field of View (FoV) - 80 degree(s)
Pixel Size 1.6 μm 0.8 μm Motorola Moto G8 Plus has larger camera pixel size than Google Pixel 7a.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom 8x 5x Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better digital zoom than Google Pixel 7a.
Special Effects Spot Colour -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Live HDR+
Camera Modes Slow motion video, Panorama, manual mode, HYPERLAPSE, portrait mode, Timelapse video, Active photos, Cinemagraph Panorama, portrait mode, Night Sight, Long exposure mode, Top Shot, Super Res Zoom, Frequent Faces, Real Tone, Face Unblur, Magic Eraser, Portrait Light, Motion autofocus, Astrophotography timelapse, slow motion video at 240fps, Photo Unblur
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - Motorola Moto G8 Plus has face detection.
White Balance - Custom
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), video stabilisation, Depth detection and depth effects Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Stereo Recording, HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding), Dual Exposure Controls, 4K Cinematic Pan video stabilisation, 4K Locked video stabilisation, 1080p Active video stabilisation, Fused video stabilisation, speech enhancement, Super Res Zoom up to 8x, Fast camera launcher, AVC (H.264), Wind noise reduction, Locked Folder, Quad PD Quad Bayer wide camera
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 5 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Google Pixel 7a has better second camera resolution than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.12 μm 1.12 μm Both phones have the same second camera pixel size.
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Depth camera -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Lens correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 16 Megapixel -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Field of View (3rd Camera) 117 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 2 μm -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Quad Pixel technology -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 25 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel 7a.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better front lens aperture than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Field of View (Front) - 95 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) 1.8 μm 1.22 μm Motorola Moto G8 Plus has larger front camera pixel size than Google Pixel 7a.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) Spot Colour -
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Slow motion video, Beautification mode, portrait mode, Timelapse video, group selfi mode, Cinemagraph -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - Motorola Moto G8 Plus has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Motorola Moto G8 Plus Google Pixel 7a
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4385 mAh Google Pixel 7a has larger battery capacity than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Fast Charging Technology TurboPower technology - Motorola Moto G8 Plus has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 7a can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Run Time Details - Mixed usage: up to 24 hrs
Mixed usage (Extreme Battery Saver): up to 72 hrs
CELLULAR Motorola Moto G8 Plus Google Pixel 7a
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Google Pixel 7a has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 13
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Motorola Moto G8 Plus Google Pixel 7a
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1
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 4, Band 5, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 21, Band 25, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1500 upper, FDD 1900+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, n40, n25, n12
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, SDL DL 1500+, SDL DL 1500-, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.3 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Motorola Moto G8 Plus Google Pixel 7a
Supported Digital Video Standards - H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC
Sound Enhancements Dolby Audio, stereo speakers tuned by Dolby Audio -
FEATURES Motorola Moto G8 Plus Google Pixel 7a
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, ultrasonic sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, Three microphones, Moto Actions, Quick gestures, Google Lens Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Noise suppression, Fast Charging, Google Cast, dual stereo speakers, 5 years of Security Updates, Private Compute Core, Built-in VPN powered by Google One, End-to-end security designed by Google, anti-phishing, anti-malware protection, Live Translate, Titan M2 Security Module, microphone toggle, camera toggle
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Motorola Moto G8 Plus Google Pixel 7a
Included Accessories Protective cover, USB-C cable, TurboPower charger SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards - IP67, HEARING AID M3/T3
Product Recycled Content - 100 % - aluminium housing
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