Motorola Moto Z Play vs Motorola Moto X4 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto X4
Motorola Moto Z Play Motorola Moto X4
Released · Oct 04, 2016
Released · Oct 19, 2017
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
3510 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2016 Aug 31, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$399

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches
156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99 mm
5.84 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches
148.35 x 73.5 x 7.99 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g 5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash Water, Dust; IP68
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

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.71% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 68.46% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 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 630 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 508
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3510 mAh 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.3 μm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Pixel size: 1.12 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 (60 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash) 16 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
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, 66
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-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
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