Motorola Moto Z2 Play vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto Z2 Play

Motorola Moto Z2 Play

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Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro

Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro

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Motorola Moto Z2 Play or Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto Z2 Play Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro
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Release date 2017, June 2018, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.2 x 76.2 x 6 mm | 6.15 x 6.15 x 3 in 151.7 x 75 x 8 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.95 in
Weight 145 g | 5.11 oz 170 g | 6 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, aluminum body, plastic ends
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Colors Lunar Gray, Fine Gold, Nimbus Blue Black, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 30 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 84 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED PLS TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.1% 73.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass (market dependent)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.7, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF & laser AF -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 1/4'', 1.4µm 13 MP, f/1.9
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8953-Pro Snapdragon 626 (14 nm) - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 506 Mali-T830 MP1
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 186
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 724
GeekBench 5 Single Core 159 118
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 601 450
GeekBench 4 Single Core 896 711
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4573 3462
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3155 2268

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, magnetic connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.1, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.61 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 0.37 W/kg (head)     1.63 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
- Splash and dust resistant

- ANT+
Versions
- Versions: XT1710-01/10-02 (USA); XT1710-07 (Brazil); XT1710-10 (India); XT1710-08/10-11 (China, Hong Kong); XT1710-09 (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan) Also known as Motorol

- Versions: G611FF/DS (India) Also known as Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime (2018)

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