Motorola Moto Z3 Play vs Motorola Moto G Pure Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2018	Oct 06, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$500

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.75 mm	6.59 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches 167.36 x 75.63 x 8.75 mm
Weight
5.50 oz / 156.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP52
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Deep Indigo

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.92% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 80.51% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)	MediaTek Helio G25 MT6762G (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2000 MHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 509	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 10.0W

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	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	Yes
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 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, Compass, 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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
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, 25, 26, 66, 71
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
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

For AT&T/Verizon/Cricket

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 30, 66

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