Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition vs Google Pixel 3a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 09, 2016	May 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$399

Design

Dimensions
6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 inches 153.3 x 75.3 x 5.19 mm	5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
4.80 oz / 136.0 g	5.19 oz / 147.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, White	Black, Purple, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.77% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 73.93% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	OLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 535 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Dragontrail

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
9 (Poor)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2200 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 360
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 615
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh	3000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	USB Power Delivery

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 48min

Video

6h 30min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Video calling	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash)	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 13, 2016 FCC ID value: IHDT56VB4	Date approved: Feb 25, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020G
Measured SAR
Head: 0.54 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg	Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 1.13 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71

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