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Motorola Moto Z3 Play vs Google Pixel 6a Specs Comparison

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7.5
Motorola Moto Z3 Play
5.4
Google Pixel 6a
Motorola Moto Z3 Play Google Pixel 6a
Released · Jun 29, 2018
Released · Jul 21, 2022
6.0-inch · 2160x1080px
6.1-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
4410 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2018 May 11, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$500 $449

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches
156.5 x 76.5 x 6.75 mm 		5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches
152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm
Weight
5.50 oz / 156.0 g 6.28 oz / 178.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass, Plastic
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Chalk, Charcoal, Sage

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.92% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 2 (Good)
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm) Tensor (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
Kryo 260 		Hexa-core
2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1
2x2.25G​Hz Cortex-A76
4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 509 Mali-G78 MP20
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/32GB 		6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (15, 14, 13, 12)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1428
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3313
3D Mark High
Untested 1620
3D Mark Low
Untested 1011
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Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 4410 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 52min
Browsing
13h 51min
Video
8h 51min
Gaming
6h 48min
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Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual 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: F1.7
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) 12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p 		8 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
133
Overall
140
Photo
127
Video
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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
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
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 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

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
International
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
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