Motorola Moto Z2 Play vs Motorola Moto Z Play Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 01, 2017	Aug 31, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$499

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches 156.2 x 76.2 x 5.99 mm	6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches 156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99 mm
Weight
5.11 oz / 145.0 g	5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Gold, Gray, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.06% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 69.71% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro (14 nm)	Snapdragon 625 8953
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3510 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Motorola TurboPowe

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm	16 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.3 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 (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes	4.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
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
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

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, 17, 19, 20, 25, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory	3GB/32GB

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