Motorola Moto Z3 vs Motorola Moto Z3 Play Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto Z3

Motorola Moto Z3

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Motorola Moto Z3 Play

Motorola Moto Z3 Play

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Motorola Moto Z3 or Motorola Moto Z3 Play Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto Z3 Motorola Moto Z3 Play
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Release date 2018, August 2018, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.8 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 3.01 in 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.8 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 3.01 in
Weight 156 g | 5.5 oz 156 g | 5.5 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame (6000 series) Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame (6000 series)
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Colors Ceramic Black Deep Indigo, Onyx Black (128/6GB only)
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 480 USD 400 EUR
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.01" in 6.01" in
Screen area 93.2 cm2 93.2 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.9% 77.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 402 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/2.0, 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF
-12 MP B/W, PDAF & laser AF
-12 MP, f/1.7, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-5 MP, depth sensor
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 24mm (wide), 1.12µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.1 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 509
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM (Brazil only) 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 387
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1580
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1928 1299
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6037 4851

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 / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 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), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE
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, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, magnetic connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, magnetic connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 15W
- Splash and dust resistant

- Fast battery charging 15W
- Splash and dust resistant
Versions
- For USA (Verizon); China

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