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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2017-08-10 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.13 x 2.99 x 0.24 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 800.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2730mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.72 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto Z2 Force Edition has an overall score of 77.4, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Moto Z2 Force Edition is a lighter and a lot thinner device than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), although they were only released 7 months apart. Moto Z2 Force Edition has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a better count of pixels per inch in the display.
The Moto Z2 Force Edition counts with a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Moto Z2 Force Edition also has 1 GB more RAM. Moto Z2 Force Edition features much more memory for games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB and 32 GB more internal storage.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with superior battery duration than Moto Z2 Force Edition, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity instead of 2730mAh. The Moto Z2 Force Edition captures a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for taking photographs or video in low light environments and a back camera with a much worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher video definition.
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