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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2021-06-17 | 2017-06-29 |
| 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches | 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black and Forged Green | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto Z2 Play has an overall score of 77.4, which is slightly better than Motorola Defy (2021)'s 77.2 overall score. Despite of the fact that the Moto Z2 Play is extremely older than the Motorola Defy (2021), it's body is noticeably lighter and incredibly thinner. Moto Z2 Play counts with a sharper display than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a better display pixels density.
The Moto Z2 Play counts with a bit faster processor than Motorola Defy (2021). They have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core CPU. Motorola Defy (2021) shoots better videos and photos than Moto Z2 Play, and although they both have the same camera aperture and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has a lot more mega pixels back camera and higher video frame rate.
Moto Z2 Play features a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Defy (2021), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Moto Z2 Play also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Motorola Defy (2021) features a way better battery performance than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, because it has a 67 percent larger battery size.
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