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Motorola Moto Z Play vs Motorola Moto G6 Play Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto Z Play
8.5
Motorola Moto G6 Play
Motorola Moto Z Play Motorola Moto G6 Play
Released · Oct 04, 2016
Released · Apr 19, 2018
5.5-inch
5.7-inch
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
3510 mAh
4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches
156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99 mm 		6.12 x 2.84 x 0.36 inches
155.4 x 72.2 x 9.1 mm
Weight
5.82 oz (165.0 g) 6.35 oz (180.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal 		Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
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 Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch 5.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
69.71 % 74.77 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 308
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 24 GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
3510 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.3 μm 		13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash) 5 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+, 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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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
VoLTE
Yes

Buyers information

In The Box
Case, Charger, USB cable, SIM removal tool

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2016 Apr 19, 2018

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
RAM 2GB
Internal storage 16GB
International version
Other NFC
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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