Motorola Moto Z2 Play vs Microsoft Surface Go Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Motorola Moto Z2 Play Microsoft Surface Go
Released · Jun 29, 2017
Released · Aug 02, 2018
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
10.0-inch · 1200x1800px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jun 01, 2017 Jul 09, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$499 $550

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches
156.2 x 76.2 x 5.99 mm
9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches
245 x 175 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.11 oz / 145.0 g 18.41 oz / 522.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Metal
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver Silver

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.06% screen-to-body 10.0-inch, 69.42% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1200x1800px, 216 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro (14 nm) Intel Pentium 4415Y (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Dual-core
1600 MHz
GPU
Adreno 506 Intel HD Graphics 615
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
3GB/32GB
8GB/128GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat) Windows (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Memory 3GB/32GB
with 64 GB storage
Memory 4GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP) $400
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