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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-09-01 | 2018-04-19 |
| 6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 inches | 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 284.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Moto G6 Plus has an overall score of 77.5, which is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto Z's 74.5 general score. Even though the Moto G6 Plus is newer than the Motorola Moto Z, it is extremely thicker and somewhat heavier. The Moto G6 Plus has just a bit better hardware performance than Moto Z, because it has more RAM memory and 4 more 2200 MHz processing cores.
The Motorola Moto Z counts with a little more vivid screen than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixels count per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px. The Moto G6 Plus counts with a slightly better camera than Moto Z, because although it has a camera with less MP resolution and a worse video quality, it also counts with a bigger aperture.
The Motorola Moto Z features a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1,95 TB. Motorola Moto G6 Plus features improved battery lifetime than Moto Z, because it has a 3200mAh battery capacity against 2600mAh.
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