Motorola Moto X4 vs Motorola Moto Z Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto X4
Motorola Moto X4 Motorola Moto Z
Released · Oct 19, 2017
Released · Sep 01, 2016
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 2560x1440px
Dual camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
2600 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017 Jun 09, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$399

Design

Dimensions
5.84 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches
148.35 x 73.5 x 7.99 mm
6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 inches
153.3 x 75.3 x 5.19 mm
Weight
5.75 oz / 163.0 g 4.80 oz / 136.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue Black, Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 68.46% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 71.77% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI 2560x1440px, 535 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
2200 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 508 Adreno 530
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
3GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 2600 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPower Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
13 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
OIS, HDR, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 4K UHD
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Multiple antennas, MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 25, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
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