Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition vs Motorola Moto Z3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 09, 2016	Aug 03, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$480

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 0.27 inches 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.75 mm
Weight
4.80 oz / 136.0 g	5.50 oz / 156.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
	Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, White	Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.77% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 77.92% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 535 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
9 (Poor)	19 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2200 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 540
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Video calling	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash)	8 MP (Wide Angle) 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 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 13, 2016 FCC ID value: IHDT56VB4	Date approved: Jun 29, 2018 FCC ID value: IHDT56XJ1
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: 0.79 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg Phablet: 3.48 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB

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