Motorola Moto Z vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 inches 153.3 x 75.3 x 5.19 mm	6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm
Weight
4.80 oz (136.0 g)	5.93 oz (168.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch	6.0-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 535 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
71.77 %	74.55 %
Colors
16 777 216	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	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2200 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
2600 mAh	3300 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	24 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 18 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)	24 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, 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, Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

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), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
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 Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 13, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA750FN
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.50 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg

Buyers information

In The Box
	Charger, microUSB cable, Headphones, SIM Removal Tool, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 09, 2016	Sep 20, 2018

Alternative variants

with 4 GB RAM

RAM	4GB

with 64 GB storage

RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

Dual SIM support

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
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