Motorola Moto Z3 vs Motorola edge+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 03, 2018	Apr 22, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$480	$1000

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.75 mm	6.34 x 2.81 x 0.38 inches 161.07 x 71.38 x 9.6 mm
Weight
5.50 oz (156.0 g)	7.16 oz (203.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Smoky sangria, Thunder grey

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.92% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 95.87% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 650
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.0)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Motorola TurboPower Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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9h 48min

Gaming

8h 28min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
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	108 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.33" Pixel size: 0.8 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	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 81 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Fourth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	25 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

Carrier locked
	Yes
5G Bands
	n2, n5, n66, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 29, 2018 FCC ID value: IHDT56XJ1	Date approved: Oct 20, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56YJ2
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	Head: 0.53 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.31 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version

5G Bands	n5, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

Links

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Motorola Moto Z3 Specs	Motorola edge+ Specs
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