Motorola Moto Z2 Play vs ZTE Axon 9 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 01, 2017	Aug 30, 2018
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 2.93 x 0.31 inches 156.5 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.11 oz / 145.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.06% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 83.40% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	2248x1080px, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

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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 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4 Qi wireless 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 (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	20 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 10 mm
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 Continuous autofocus, Object tracking
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	20 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 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, Pedometer, Compass, 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, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

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, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 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 Cat 15/13 (800/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory	3GB/32GB

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto Z2 Play Specs	ZTE Axon 9 Pro Specs
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