Motorola Moto Z vs Motorola Moto Z2 Play Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 09, 2016	Jun 01, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$499

Design

Dimensions
6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 inches 153.3 x 75.3 x 5.19 mm	6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches 156.2 x 76.2 x 5.99 mm
Weight
4.80 oz / 136.0 g	5.11 oz / 145.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Metal
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.77% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 70.06% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 535 PPI	1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2200 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps), DVD (480 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)	5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, 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
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 25, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
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

Memory	3GB/32GB

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