Motorola Moto Z Play vs Motorola Moto E4 Plus Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto E4 Plus
Motorola Moto Z Play Motorola Moto E4 Plus
Released · Oct 04, 2016
Released · Jun 26, 2017
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
2GB · 32GB
3510 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2016 Jun 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$180

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches
156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99 mm
6.10 x 3.05 x 0.38 inches
155 x 77.5 x 9.55 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g 6.38 oz / 181.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, White Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.71% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 69.47% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1280x720px, 267 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 6 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 Snapdragon 427 8920 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 308
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
3GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3510 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe Fast charging

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
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 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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory 16GB
System chip MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)
Processor Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2
Memory 3GB/16GB
Rear Single camera
Video recording 720p (30 fps)
Weight 6.98 oz / 198.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Bluetooth 4.2
WLAN b,g,n
Other NFC
System chip MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)
Processor Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2
Memory 3GB/16GB
Rear Single camera
Video recording 720p (30 fps)
Weight 6.98 oz / 198.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
Bluetooth 4.2
WLAN b,g,n
Other NFC
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