Motorola Moto Z Play vs Google Pixel 2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2016	Oct 04, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$749

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches 156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99 mm	5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches 145.7 x 69.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Aluminum, Glass
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, White	Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.71% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 67.92% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 540
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3510 mAh	2700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.3 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 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)
Yes	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 25, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Aug 15, 2017 FCC ID value: NM8G011A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.79 W/kg Body: 0.11 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.12 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$649

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