Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition vs Motorola Edge (2021) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 25, 2017	Aug 19, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$800

Design

Dimensions
6.13 x 2.99 x 0.24 inches 155.8 x 76 x 6.1 mm	6.65 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 169 x 76 x 8.85mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Splash, Dust; IP52
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray	Nebula Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.52% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 85.60% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 144Hz
Resolution
2560x1440px, 534 PPI	2460x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Features
ShatterShield

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
9 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 280	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 670 Prime
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 642L
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
2730 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
	Wired: 30.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	108 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.52” Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (920 fps)
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

for Verizon Wireless

4G (FDD) Bands	13
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

For Verizon

Weight	7.11 oz / 201.6 g
5G Bands	n2, n5, n48, n66, n77, n78, n260, n261
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	48
3G Bands	1, 2, 5, 8

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	13

International version

4G (FDD) Bands	18, 19

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