Motorola Moto Z2 Play vs Motorola Moto Z Force Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Motorola Moto Z2 Play Motorola Moto Z Force
Released · Jun 29, 2017
Released · Sep 01, 2016
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 2560x1440px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
3500 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 01, 2017 Jun 09, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$499

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches
156.2 x 76.2 x 5.99 mm
6.14 x 2.98 x 0.28 inches
155.9 x 75.8 x 6.99 mm
Weight
5.11 oz (145.0 g) 5.75 oz (163.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver Black, Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.06% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 71.77% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 2560x1440px, 534 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
ShatterShield

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro (14 nm) Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 530
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
3GB/32GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat) Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 3500 mAh
Charging
Fast 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
21 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.12 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 (60 fps)
OIS, HDR, Video calling
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP (Flash)

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
Multiple antennas, MIMO
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 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 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory 3GB/32GB
Memory 32GB
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