Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition vs Samsung Galaxy A52 Specs Comparison

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8.3	9.0
Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition	Samsung Galaxy A52
Released · Aug 10, 2017	Released · Mar 17, 2021
5.5-inch · 2560x1440px	6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera	Quad camera
4GB · 64GB	6GB · 128GB
2730 mAh	4500 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.13 x 2.99 x 0.24 inches 155.8 x 76 x 6.1 mm	6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.04 oz (143.0 g)	6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray	Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 534 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	90Hz
Screen-to-body
70.52 %	84.79 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
	800 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
ShatterShield, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2x 2.3GHz Kryo 465 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 618
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (14, 13, 12, 11), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
2730 mAh	4500 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 53min

Browsing

12h 36min

Video

8h 30min

Gaming

9h 42min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	64 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 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	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)	32 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

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), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 800	€ 429
In The Box
	Phone, Charger, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 25, 2017	Mar 17, 2021

Alternative variants

for Verizon Wireless


4G (FDD)	Bands 13(700 c)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage


RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

for Sprint


4G (FDD)	Bands 13(700 c)

International version


4G (FDD)	Bands 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper)

Links

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Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition Specs	Samsung Galaxy A52 Specs
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