Motorola Moto Z Force Droid Edition vs Motorola Moto Z Play Droid Specs Comparison

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8.9
Motorola Moto Z Force Droid Edition
8.0
Motorola Moto Z Play Droid
Motorola Moto Z Force Droid Edition Motorola Moto Z Play Droid
Released · Jul 28, 2016
Released · Sep 08, 2016
5.5-inch · 2560x1440px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3500 mAh
3510 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 09, 2016 Aug 31, 2016

Design

Dimensions
6.14 x 2.98 x 0.28 inches
155.9 x 75.8 x 6.99 mm
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches
156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99 mm
Weight
5.75 oz / 163.0 g 5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray Black, Gold, Gray, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.77% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 69.71% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 534 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
ShatterShield
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
9 (Poor) 4 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 Snapdragon 625 8953
Processor
Quad-core
Kryo
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/32GB
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh 3510 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPower Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
21 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
16 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.3 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
OIS, HDR, Video calling
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash) 5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, 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
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

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