Last year, Motorola had launched the Moto G8 Play and Moto G8 Plus smartphones in October. The other G8-series members had surfaced in multiple leaks but haven’t gone official yet. A fresh leak on XDA Developers has revealed the entire specification of the forthcoming Moto G8 and Moto G8 Power smartphones. The appearance of the new leak indicates that the arrival of the Moto G8 and G8 Power could be close at hand.
The publication has claimed that the Motorola Moto G8 and G8 Power will be arriving with similar design. Hence, both phones will be equipped with single punch-hole displays, fingerprint sensors embedded in the rear-facing company logo and vertical camera setup placed at the top-left corner of the rear shell. There is no information on the pricing of the upcoming G8 phones. However, it is speculated that the Moto G8 could be arriving with a cheaper price tag than the G8 Power.
Moto G8 and Moto G8 Power specifications
The Moto G8 will be arriving with a 6.39-inch display with support for 720 x 1560 pixels HD+ resolution. The G8 Power could be coming with a 6.36-inch display with support for 1080 x 2300 pixels full HD resolution. The Snapdragon 665 mobile platform will be driving both smartphones.
The Moto G8 may come in multiple RAM choices of 2 GB, 3 GB and 4 GB and storage options like 32 GB and 64 GB. The G8 Power could be coming with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage. The G8 could be housing a 4,000mAh battery with 10W charging. The G8 Power would be continuing the trend of sporting a large-sized battery. It will be arriving with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 18W fast charging.
When it comes to photography, the Moto G8 will be sporting a triple camera setup that will house an f/1.7 aperture 16-megapixel main lens, an f/2.2 aperture 2-megapixel macro lens, an f/2.2 aperture 8-megapixel ultrawide shooter with 118-degree field-of-view. The G8 Power will be equipped with a quad camera setup that will borrow three lenses from G8 and it will feature an additional 8-megapixel sensor with f/2.4 aperture. The Moto G8 has a front camera of 8-megapixel with f/2.0 aperture. On the other side, the G8 Power will be flaunting a 25-megapixel selfie snapper with f/2.0 aperture.
The Android 10 OS will come preinstalled on the Moto G8 and G8 Power phones. The Moto G8 will be releasing in North America, Latin America (Mexico), Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Moto G8 Power will be coming to markets like North America, Latin American regions like Argentina, Costa Rica and Mexico and other international markets.
Motorola will be holding a press event on Feb. 23 to announce its Snapdragon 865 mobile platform driven flagship smartphone. It is speculated that the device could be arriving with Motorola Edge+ moniker. There is no word on whether the Moto G8 and G8 Power will be unveiled at MWC 2020. There is a possibility that the company may hold a dedicated event for the new G8 phones in Brazil soon.
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