Motorola Moto Z3 Play vs Google Pixel 3a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2018	May 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$500	$399

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.75 mm	5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.50 oz / 156.0 g	5.19 oz / 147.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Black, Purple, White

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.92% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 73.93% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Dragontrail

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 360
GPU
Adreno 509	Adreno 615
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	USB Power Delivery

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 48min

Video

6h 30min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
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, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 25, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020G
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 1.13 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71