Motorola Moto Z3 Play vs Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2018	Jul 25, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$500	$800

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.75 mm	6.13 x 2.99 x 0.24 inches 155.8 x 76 x 6.1 mm
Weight
5.50 oz / 156.0 g	5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	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, Gold, Gray

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.92% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 70.52% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2560x1440px, 534 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	ShatterShield

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	9 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 509	Adreno 540
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	2730 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe

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 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)	12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS
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	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
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, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 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 Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 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, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB

for Verizon Wireless

4G (FDD) Bands	13
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	13

International version

4G (FDD) Bands	18, 19