Moto Z vs Moto Z Force vs Moto Z Droid: three-way specs comparison

posted by Peter K. / Jun 09, 2016, 2:46 PM

Moto Z vs Moto Z Force vs Moto Z Droid: three-way specs comparison

So, the Moto Z and Moto Z Force got announced earlier today at Lenovo's Tech World summit.

The Moto Z emphasizes on the looks with its ultra-thin 5.19mm body, while the Moto Z Force with its Shatter Shield display is intended for those folks that love a sturdy device.

Additionally, there's a 5.19mm Moto Z Droid mentioned here and there — what's that one?

That's nice and all, but are the basics covered? By basics, we mean hardware specs, the stuff that gets our geek blood flowing like nothing else!

We suppose you might be interested how the duo stacks up in terms of raw specification data, so we decided to treat you and show you a quick comparison. You'll find it below, thank us later.

Motorola Moto Z vs Motorola Moto Z Force vs Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition

Display

Display size

5.5 inches

Resolution

1440 x 2560 pixels

Pixel density

535 ppi

534 ppi

535 ppi

Technology

AMOLED

Screen-to-body ratio

71.77 %

Camera

Rear

Single camera

Main camera

13 megapixels

21 megapixels

13 megapixels

Hardware Features

Optical image stabilization, Laser autofocus

Optical image stabilization, Laser and Phase detection autofocus

Optical image stabilization, Laser autofocus

Specifications

Aperture size: F1.8; Pixel size: 1.12 μm

Aperture size: F1.8

Video recording

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)

Features

Optical image stabilization, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Video calling, Video sharing

Optical image stabilization, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Video calling

Front

5 megapixels

Design

Dimensions

6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 inches (153.3 x 75.3 x 5.19 mm)

6.14 x 2.98 x 0.28 inches (155.9 x 75.8 x 6.99 mm)

6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 inches (153.3 x 75.3 x 5.19 mm)

Weight

4.80 oz (136 g)

5.75 oz (163 g)

4.80 oz (136 g)

Materials

Back: Aluminum

Resistance

Splash

Biometrics

Fingerprint (touch)

Features

Interchangeable covers

Hardware & Performance

System chip

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Processor

Quad-core, 2200 MHz, Kryo, 64-bit

GPU

Adreno 530

RAM

4 GB LPDDR4

OS

Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Android (7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Capacity

2600 mAh

3500 mAh

2600 mAh

Charging

Motorola TurboPower

Yes

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6 Comments

Posts: 1816; Member since: Oct 20, 2010

They are coming in September?

posted on Jun 09, 2016, 2:48 PM 0

Posts: 4275; Member since: Jun 26, 2011

The Droid version will be available before summer ends (July-August), and the unlocked versions will come in September.

posted on Jun 09, 2016, 2:55 PM 0

Posts: 1259; Member since: Jan 24, 2012

So Z Droid is Z with Verizon bloatwares with encrypted bootloader???

posted on Jun 09, 2016, 2:57 PM 0

Posts: 4974; Member since: Mar 04, 2010

Why wouldn't they just release the Moto Z Force and be done with it? The Moto Z and Droid Z are essentially the same device, and both appear to be inferior to the Moto Z Force. This is starting to look like the Droid Maxx and the Droid Ultra all over again, one of them doesn't meed to exist.