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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-06-29 | 2021-12-06 |
| 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches | 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Baby Blue and Mineral Grey |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 10.45 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto Z2 Play has an overall score of 77.4, which is a little bit better than Moto G31's overall score of 77. Moto Z2 Play is an older cellphone than the Moto G31, but Motorola could make it somewhat lighter and a lot thinner. Motorola Moto Z2 Play counts with a bit better processing unit than Moto G31. They have a 4 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Motorola Moto G31 features a bit more vivid display than Moto Z2 Play, because it has a larger screen, a little greater pixels number in each inch in the screen and a little higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. The Moto Z2 Play counts with a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Motorola Moto G31, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Moto Z2 Play also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The Moto G31 counts with a much longer battery performance than Moto Z2 Play, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. The Motorola Moto G31 features a much better camera than Moto Z2 Play, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for capturing pictures and/or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Motorola Moto G31 also counts with a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
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