Motorola Moto Z2 Play vs Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition Specs Comparison

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7.6
Motorola Moto Z2 Play
8.3
Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition
Motorola Moto Z2 Play Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition
Released · Jun 29, 2017
Released · Aug 10, 2017
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 2560x1440px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
2730 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches
156.2 x 76.2 x 5.99 mm
6.13 x 2.99 x 0.24 inches
155.8 x 76 x 6.1 mm
Weight
5.11 oz (145.0 g) 5.04 oz (143.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Aluminum
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 5.5-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 2560x1440px, 534 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
70.06 % 70.52 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor ShatterShield, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 540
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 2730 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
12 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual 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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, 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 aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
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), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499 $ 800

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 01, 2017 Jul 25, 2017

Alternative variants

RAM 3GB
Internal storage 32GB
for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 13(700 c)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 13(700 c)
International version
4G (FDD) Bands 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper)
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