Motorola Moto Z2 Play vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Specs Comparison

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7.6	7.5
Motorola Moto Z2 Play	Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Released · Jun 29, 2017	Released · Aug 22, 2024
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px	6.8-inch · 2992x1344px
Single camera	Triple camera
4GB · 64GB	16GB · 128GB
3000 mAh	5060 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jun 01, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$499	$1099

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches 156.2 x 76.2 x 5.99 mm	6.41 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches (~0.47 inches with camera bump) 162.8 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm (~12 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.11 oz (145.0 g)	7.80 oz (221.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Obsidian, Porcelain, Hazel, Rose Quartz

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.06% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 89.28% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	2992x1344px, 20:9 ratio, 482 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro (14 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.92GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB	16GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 16GB/256GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (15, 14)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	5060 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 37.0W Wireless: 23.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 18min

Browsing

18h 52min

Video

9h 24min

Gaming

10h 4min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GN1 Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.2 μm
Second camera
	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX858 Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Third camera
	48 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Sony IMX858 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 113 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps), DVD (480 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	42 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

151

Overall

159

Photo

142

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 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, eSIM

Alternative variants


Memory	3GB/32GB

With 256GB storage


Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage


Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage


Memory	1024GB

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto Z2 Play Specs	Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Specs
PhoneArena Review
Motorola Moto Z2 Play Review	Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Review
User Reviews
Motorola Moto Z2 Play User Reviews	Google Pixel 9 Pro XL User Reviews