Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-09-01 | 2017-06-29 |
| 6.14 x 2.98 x 0.28 inches | 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto Z2 Play has a general score of 77.4, which is just a bit better than Moto Z Force's overall score of 75.8. The Motorola Moto Z2 Play design is newer, lighter and thinner than Moto Z Force. The Moto Z Force counts with a little bit better looking screen than Moto Z2 Play, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Moto Z Force also has a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a greater amount of pixels per inch in the display.
Motorola Moto Z2 Play counts with a little better processing power than Motorola Moto Z Force, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Motorola Moto Z2 Play also has 4 more 2200 megahertz CPU cores. The Moto Z2 Play and Moto Z Force feature really similar memory to install applications and games, both of them have an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB and equal 64 GB internal memory.
Motorola Moto Z Force counts with a bit longer battery performance than Moto Z2 Play, because it has a 17% greater battery size. Motorola Moto Z Force features a slightly better camera than Moto Z2 Play, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Motorola Moto Z Force also counts with a back camera with a much higher 21 mega-pixels resolution.
Moto Z2 Play is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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