Motorola Moto Z2 Force vs Motorola Moto Z Force Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto Z2 Force

Motorola Moto Z2 Force

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Motorola Moto Z Force

Motorola Moto Z Force

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Motorola Moto Z2 Force or Motorola Moto Z Force Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto Z2 Force Motorola Moto Z Force
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Release date 2017, July 2016, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 155.8 x 76 x 6.1 mm | 6.13 x 6.13 x 2.99 in 155.9 x 75.8 x 7 mm | 6.14 x 6.14 x 2.98 in
Weight 143 g | 5.04 oz 163 g | 5.75 oz
Body Build Plastic front, aluminum body
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Colors Super Black, Fine Gold, Lunar Grey Black/Gray, Black/Rose Gold, Black/Gold, White
Battery 2730 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 320 EUR 270 EUR
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Screen

Technology P-OLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 83.1 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.4% 70.3%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 534 PPI 535 PPI
Screen protection Shatterproof Shatterproof
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 21 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF
-12 MP B/W, f/2.0, 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF
-21 MP, f/1.8, 1.12µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR
DxOMark Main Score 82
DxOMark Photo 84
DxOMark Video 78
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2 5 MP, f/2.2, 1/4'', 1.4µm
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 530
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

GeekBench 6 Single Core 398
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1354
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1169
GeekBench 5 Single Core 379
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1614
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1892
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6481
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7770

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - EMEA, USA 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA, USA 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - USA
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go; magnetic connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go; magnetic connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE (5.0 after SW update), aptX 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging
- Splash resistant

- Fast battery charging
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Moto z Force Edition (2nd gen.)

- Also known as Motorola Moto Z Force Droid for USA

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