Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition vs Motorola Moto Z3 Play Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 25, 2017	Jun 06, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$800	$500

Design

Dimensions
6.13 x 2.99 x 0.24 inches 155.8 x 76 x 6.1 mm	6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.75 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g	5.50 oz / 156.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray	Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.52% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 77.92% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 534 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
ShatterShield

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
9 (Poor)	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 280	Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 509
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2730 mAh	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Motorola TurboPowe

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual 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 Sensor size: 1/2.55" 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	5 MP (Depth information)
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) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)	8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
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,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C
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, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 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 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

for Verizon Wireless

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

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	13

International version

4G (FDD) Bands	18, 19

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