Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition vs Samsung Galaxy S9+ Specs Comparison

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8.3
Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition
9.0
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition Samsung Galaxy S9+
Released · Aug 10, 2017
Released · Mar 16, 2018
5.5-inch · 2560x1440px
6.2-inch · 2960x1440px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 64GB
2730 mAh
3500 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 25, 2017 Feb 25, 2018
MSRP
$ 800 $ 840

Design

Dimensions
6.13 x 2.99 x 0.24 inches
155.8 x 76 x 6.1 mm
6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.04 oz (143.0 g) 6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue, Polaris blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.52% screen-to-body 6.2-inch, 83.68% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2560x1440px, 534 PPI 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 531 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
ShatterShield

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
Kryo 280
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2730 mAh 3500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging

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 (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Focal length: 26 mm
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
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.6"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash) 8 MP (Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD (30 fps)

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
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41 Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 Bands 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 Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMG965U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg
Body: 0.79 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg
Phablet: 3.94 W/kg

Alternative variants

for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 13
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval Date approved: Dec 27, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG965F
Measured SAR Head: 0.23 W/kg
Body: 0.58 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg
Phablet: 3.68 W/kg
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 13
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM Yes
International version
4G (FDD) Bands 18, 19
with 256 GB storage
Memory 256GB
MSRP $ 940
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
MSRP $ 890
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