Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition vs Motorola Moto G5 Plus Specs Comparison

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8.3
Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition
8.0
Motorola Moto G5 Plus
Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition Motorola Moto G5 Plus
Released · Aug 10, 2017
Released · Mar 31, 2017
5.5-inch · 2560x1440px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
2730 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 25, 2017 Feb 26, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$800 $229

Design

Dimensions
6.13 x 2.99 x 0.24 inches
155.8 x 76 x 6.1 mm
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches
150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g 5.47 oz / 155.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.52% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 67.18% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1440px, 534 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
ShatterShield
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
9 (Poor) 6 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Snapdragon 625 8953
Processor
Octa-core
Kryo 280
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
2GB/32GB
3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2730 mAh 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Pixel size: 1.4 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
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash) 5 MP (Wide Angle)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

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, 17, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Alternative variants

for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 13
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Memory 2GB/32GB
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 13
no compass
Memory 3GB/32GB
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 29
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Other NFC
International version
4G (FDD) Bands 18, 19
Dual SIM Yes
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