Motorola Moto Z2 Play vs Motorola Moto Z3 Specs Comparison

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 0.27 inches 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.75 mm
Weight
5.11 oz (145.0 g)	5.50 oz (156.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch	6.0-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
70.06 %	77.92 %
Colors
	16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), 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, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	3000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Motorola TurboPower

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, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 26 mm 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) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP (Wide Angle), 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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
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), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 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, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 29, 2018 FCC ID value: IHDT56XJ1
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.79 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg Phablet: 3.48 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499	$ 480
In The Box
	TurboPower charger, USB-C cable, headset adapter, guides

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 01, 2017	Aug 03, 2018

Alternative variants

RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

Links

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