Motorola Moto Z2 Play vs Motorola Moto G Power (2021) Specs Comparison

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7.6
Motorola Moto Z2 Play
7.4
Motorola Moto G Power (2021)
Motorola Moto Z2 Play Motorola Moto G Power (2021)
Released · Jun 29, 2017
Released · Jan 14, 2021
5.5-inch
6.6-inch
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
5000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches
156.2 x 76.2 x 5.99 mm
6.51 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches
165.28 x 75.9 x 9.49 mm
Weight
5.11 oz (145.0 g) 7.28 oz (206.5 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver Flash gray, Polar silver (retail only), Glowing blue (retail only)

Display

Size
5.5-inch 6.6-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
70.06 % 83.75 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 610
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3) 4GB
Internal storage
64GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat) Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Motorola TurboPower
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps), 720x480 (DVD) (480 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 8 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4 M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 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), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 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 Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 29, 2020
FCC ID value: IHDT56ZH1
Measured SAR
Head: 0.69 W/kg
Body: 1.44 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.44 W/kg
Phablet: 2.59 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499 $ 250
In The Box
Charger, USB Type-C cable, guides, SIM tool

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 01, 2017 Jan 08, 2021

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Internal storage 32GB
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