Motorola Moto Z vs Motorola Moto Z Play Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 inches 153.3 x 75.3 x 5.19 mm	6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches 156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99 mm
Weight
4.80 oz (136.0 g)	5.82 oz (165.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray	Black, Gold, Gray, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch	5.5-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 535 PPI	1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
71.77 %	69.71 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953
Processor
Quad-core 2200 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 506
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
32GB	32GB, available to use: 24 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Capacity
2600 mAh	3510 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	16 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.3 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)	5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 28(700 APT)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSPA
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

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 09, 2016	Aug 31, 2016

Links

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