Motorola Moto Z2 Play vs Google Pixel Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 01, 2017	Oct 04, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$499	$749

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches 156.2 x 76.2 x 5.99 mm	5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches 143.84 x 69.54 x 8.58 mm
Weight
5.11 oz / 145.0 g	5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum, Glass
Resistance
Splash	Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Gray, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.06% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 68.88% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
	Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro (14 nm)	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 530
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	2770 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12.3 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps), DVD (480 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	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, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 12, 2017 FCC ID value: NM8G-2PW4100
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.92 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.58 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.58 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	3GB/32GB

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$649

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