Motorola Moto G Play (2021)

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Motorola Moto G Play (2021)

Motorola Moto G Play (2021)
  • Screen: 6.5" TFT LCD - 720 x 1600
  • SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
  • Camera: 2 (13 MP + 2 MP)
  • Battery: 5000 mAh
  • OS: Android 10
  • Weight: 204 grams (7.2 oz)

Review

Display
42
Camera
50
Performance
43 *
Gaming
20
Battery
65 *
Connectivity
69
NanoReview Score
48 *
Scores marked with a red asterisk ( * ) are approximate, as we currently do not have sufficient test results to make a precise estimation.

Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Motorola Moto G Play (2021)

Display

Type TFT LCD
Size 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9
PPI 269 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
HDR support No
Screen protection Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 80.6%

Design and build

Height 166.6 mm (6.56 inches)
Width 76 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 9.36 mm (0.37 inches)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz)
Waterproof Yes
Rear material Plastic
Frame material Plastic
Colors Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
80.6%

Performance

All specs and test Motorola Moto G Play (2021) in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
Max clock 1800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 240 Silver
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 240 Gold
Lithography process 11 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 610
GPU shading units 128
GPU clock 600 MHz
FLOPS ~153.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
495
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1529
3DMark Wild Life Performance
241
PCMark 3.0
5676
Web score 5170
Video editing 3670
Photo editing 10947
Data manipulation 4872
Writing score 5825

Memory

RAM
RAM size 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X
Channels 2
Storage
Storage size 32 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 10

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh
Max charge power 10 W
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Wireless charging No
Reverse charging No
Fast charging No
Full charging time 3:00 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of the Moto G Play (2021)
Main camera
Matrix 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000
Zoom Digital
Flash LED
Stabilization Digital
8K video recording No
4K video recording No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
Lenses 2 (13 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0
- Focal length: 26 mm
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Phase autofocus
Depth lens - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Pixel size: 1.75 micron
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Selfie camera
Megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 2560 x 1960
Aperture f/2.2
Pixel size 1.12 microns
Sensor type CMOS
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5
Bluetooth features LE
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC * No
Infrared port No
Network
Number of SIM * 2
Type of SIM card Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby
eSIM support * No
Hybrid slot No
LTE Cat * 12
2G network GSM band 2/3/5/8
3G network UMTS band 1/2/4/5/8
4G network LTE band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/14/17/18/19/20/25/26/29/30/38/39/40/41/66/71
5G support No

Sound

Speakers Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes
FM radio Yes
Dolby Atmos No

Other

Category Budget
Announced January 2021
Release date January 2021
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 10 W
* Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Moto G Play (2021) may differ by country or region
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