Motorola Moto Z Force Droid Edition vs Samsung Galaxy Note8 Specs Comparison

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8.9
Motorola Moto Z Force Droid Edition
8.9
Samsung Galaxy Note8
Motorola Moto Z Force Droid Edition Samsung Galaxy Note8
Released · Jul 28, 2016
Released · Sep 15, 2017
5.5-inch · 2560x1440px
6.3-inch · 2960x1440px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 64GB
3500 mAh
3300 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.14 x 2.98 x 0.28 inches
155.9 x 75.8 x 6.99 mm
6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.75 oz (163.0 g) 6.88 oz (195.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray Midnight black, Maple gold, Orchid gray, Deep Sea blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch 6.3-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 534 PPI 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 522 PPI
Technology
AMOLED Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
71.77 % 82.98 %
Features
ShatterShield, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2200 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 540
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 64GB, available to use: 53 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung Experience UI

Battery

Capacity
3500 mAh 3300 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
21 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
OIS, HDR, Video calling
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash) 8 MP (Autofocus, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink,SlimPort
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 28, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMN950U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.70 W/kg
Body: 0.14 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.36 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 930

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 09, 2016 Aug 23, 2017

Alternative variants

Internal storage 32GB
International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2300 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
OS Android (9.0 Pie)
Colors Gold, Blue
FCC approval Date approved: Jul 28, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMN950F
Measured SAR Head: 0.32 W/kg
Body: 0.37 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.31 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 W/kg
Dual SIM version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2300 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM Yes
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