Motorola Moto Z2 Play vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches 156.2 x 76.2 x 5.99 mm	5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches 152.1 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm
Weight
5.11 oz (145.0 g)	7.34 oz (208.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.5-inch	5.8-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
70.06 %	74.89 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), 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 2350 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 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 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	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 2560x1440 (QHD), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 2560x1440 (QHD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes	5.1, Yes
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,i MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M4/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	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL
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), 20(800 DD), 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, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 30, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG892A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.57 W/kg Body: 0.37 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.44 W/kg Phablet: 3.88 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499	$ 850

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 01, 2017	Aug 07, 2017

Alternative variants

RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

for Sprint

4G (FDD)	Bands 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)	Bands 41(2600+)

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)

Links

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Motorola Moto Z2 Play Specs	Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Specs
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