moto g play (2021)
moto g play (2021) · Motorola
- SoC
- Snapdragon 460
- RAM
- 3 GB LPDDR4X
- Resolution
- 1600x720
- Android API
- 11 (30)
What this hardware actually means
Editorial interpretation generated from the device's self-reported fields and our SoC tier database. Cross-reference with the raw fields below; if you spot a contradiction, please tell us.
Platform & performance positioning
The motorola moto g play (2021) is built around the Snapdragon 460, an entry-level SoC from Qualcomm. It launched in 2020 on a Samsung 11nm LPP process. Budget-tier 8-core SoC, common in entry-level Redmi 9A/9C and Nokia C-series.
Designed for very basic use — calls, SMS, web. Not suitable as a primary device for younger users.
Day-to-day workload
3 GB LPDDR4X of RAM is below the realistic minimum for current Android — expect Android to aggressively kill background apps. Display resolution is 1600x720.
This record reflects Android API level 30 (11). Android 10–11 — increasingly limited; expect some modern apps to refuse to install or downgrade features.
Trust & buying notes
If you're cross-checking a phone advertised as a motorola moto g play (2021), the fields most worth verifying are: Build.MANUFACTURER lowercase-equal to "motorola"; Build.SOC_MODEL set (Android 12+) and consistent with Snapdragon 460. For an automated check, run our Hardware Trust Score from the DevCheck AI app and compare its output against this entry.
For a second-hand purchase, also verify the security patch date is no more than ~12 months old, the boot count is plausible for the claimed age, and battery health is above 85%.
Identity
- MANUFACTURER
- motorola
- BRAND
- motorola
- MODEL
- moto g play (2021)
- MODEL_NAME
- moto g play (2021)
- PRODUCT
- guamna_a
Operating System
- API
- 11 (30)
- KERNEL
- 4.19.157-perf+
- PLATFORM
- qcom
SoC / CPU
- SOC
- Snapdragon 460
- CPU
- bengal
- CORES
- 8
- FAMILY
- Kryo-2xx-a53 Kryo-2xx-a73
- CLUSTERS
- 4 x 1.80 GHz 4 x 1.61 GHz
- CLOCK_SPEED
- 300 - 1804 MHz
- REVISION
- r10p4 r10p2
- TECHPROCESS
- 11 nm
GPU
- GPU_VENDOR
- Qualcomm
- GPU_MODEL
- Adreno (TM) 610
- GPU_CLOCK
- 600 MHz
- GPU_VERSION
- 3.2 V@0502.0 (GIT@704ecd9a2b, Ib3f3e69395, 1609240670) (Date:12/29/20)
Memory & Storage
- RAM
- 3 GB LPDDR4X
- FLASH
- EMMC
Display
- RESOLUTION
- 1600x720
- TOUCHSCREEN
- himax_tp
Sensors
- ACCELEROMETER
- lis2doc
- MAGNETOMETER
- qmc6308
- BAROMETER
- icp101xx
- ALSPS
- tmd2755
- FINGERPRINT_SENSOR
- goodix_fp
Connectivity
- WIFI
- wcn3990
Audio & Power
- AUDIO
- aw882xx_smartpa
- CHARGER
- USE PMIC
Other
- SOUND
- bengalawinicsnd
- OTHER
- fsa4480-driver unk20
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