Motorola Moto Z Play vs Motorola Moto Z2 Play Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Motorola Moto Z Play Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Released · Oct 04, 2016
Released · Jun 29, 2017
5.5-inch
5.5-inch
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3510 mAh
3000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches
156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99 mm
6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches
156.2 x 76.2 x 5.99 mm
Weight
5.82 oz (165.0 g) 5.11 oz (145.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, White Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
5.5-inch 5.5-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
69.71 % 70.06 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 506
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 4GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 24 GB 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, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Capacity
3510 mAh 3000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.3 μm
12 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps), 720x480 (DVD) (480 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash) 5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 4.2, Yes
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 Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
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 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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

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), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
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 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2016 Jun 01, 2017

Alternative variants

RAM 3GB
Internal storage 32GB
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