Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto Maxx vs Motorola Moto Z vs Motorola Moto Z2 Play

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Motorola
Announced November 2014 June 2016 June 2017
Status Available - November 2014 Available - September 2016 Coming Soon - June 2017
Price Rs. 16,990 ($249.85) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,999 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,999 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Ballistic Nylon Black, Gold Lunar Gray, Fine Gold, Nimbus Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.5 x 73.3 x 8.3 - 11.2
(5.65 x 2.89 x 0.33 - 0.44)
153.3 x 75.3 x 5.2 mm
(6.04 x 2.96 x 0.2 in)
156.2 x 76.2 x 6 mm
(6.15 x 3 x 0.24 in)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 136g (4.8oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 7, 17) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Splash Resistant, Moto Display - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Frame
- MotoMods
- Fingerprint Sensor
- MotoMods
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Quad-core 2.2 GHz , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953Pro Snapdragon 626
GPU Adreno 420 Adreno 530 GPU Adreno 506
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 32/64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (565 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (535 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 71.98% 69.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio No FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 21 MP (5248 x 3936), autofocus 13 MP, f/1.8 12 MP
Flash dual-LED flash Yes, Dual-tone Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture lens, 1.4 µm pixel size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@24fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 2 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3900 mAh 2600 mAh battery 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 30 h