Motorola Moto G6 Plus vs Motorola Moto Z3 Specs Comparison

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8.5
Motorola Moto G6 Plus
8.0
Motorola Moto Z3
Motorola Moto G6 Plus Motorola Moto Z3
Released · Apr 19, 2018
Released · Aug 16, 2018
5.9-inch · 2160x1080px
6.0-inch · 2160x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
6GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3200 mAh
3000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches
160 x 75.5 x 8 mm
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches
156.5 x 76.5 x 6.75 mm
Weight
5.89 oz (167.0 g) 5.50 oz (156.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control
Colors
Gray, Blue Black

Display

Size
5.9-inch 6.0-inch
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 407 PPI 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
75.17 % 77.92 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 508 Adreno 540
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
3200 mAh 3000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 8 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 29, 2018
FCC ID value: IHDT56XJ1
Measured SAR
Head: 0.79 W/kg
Body: 1.18 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg
Phablet: 3.48 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 480
In The Box
Charger, USB Cable, SIM Removal Tool TurboPower charger, USB-C cable, headset adapter, guides

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 Aug 03, 2018

Alternative variants

with 4 GB RAM
RAM 4GB
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