Motorola Moto Z Force vs Motorola Moto Z2 Play Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Motorola Moto Z Force Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Released · Sep 01, 2016
Released · Jun 29, 2017
5.5-inch · 2560x1440px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3500 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.14 x 2.98 x 0.28 inches
155.9 x 75.8 x 6.99 mm
6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches
156.2 x 76.2 x 5.99 mm
Weight
5.75 oz (163.0 g) 5.11 oz (145.0 g)
Materials
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, 534 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
ShatterShield

Hardware

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

Battery

Type
3500 mAh 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
21 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps), DVD (480 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (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
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
Radio
FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, 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

Alternative variants

Memory 32GB
Memory 3GB/32GB
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