Phone Comparison - LG G3 S vs Motorola Moto G8 vs Motorola Moto G9 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Motorola Motorola
Announced July 2014 2020, March 5 2020, September 07
Status Available - August 2014 Available. Released 2020, March 5 Available. Released 2020, September 07
Colors Metallic Black, Silk White White Prism, Capri Blue Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.7 x 69.6 x 10.3 mm
(5.42 x 2.74 x 0.41 in)
161.3 x 75.8 x 9 mm
(6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
170 x 78.1 x 9.7 mm
(6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) 188.3 g (6.63.0.11 oz) 223 g (7.87 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 66(1700/2100) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android 10.0 Android 10
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver), Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G (8 nm)
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 610 Adreno 618
RAM 1 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen HD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
HDR10
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.0 inches 6.4 inches 6.81 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (268 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.77% 82.52% 84.53%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face & Smile Detection, HDR 16 MP, f/1.7, (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP (dedicated macro camera)
HDR, Panorama
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 1.3 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (standard)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSPA+ HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 600/100 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, LTEPP, SUPL
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W
Capacity 2540 mAh 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -