Motorola Moto G6 Plus vs Motorola Moto Z Play

Motorola Moto G6 Plus

Motorola Moto Z Play

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 - USA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - Europe, Brazil;

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600) - Europe; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - Brazil

LTE frequency band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

-

LTE
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass, aluminum frame

-
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

160 mm

156.4 mm
Width

75.5 mm

76.4 mm
Thickness

8 mm

7 mm
Weight

167 g

165 g
Splash resistant

Yes

-
Colors

Deep Indigo, Gold, Nimbus

Black, White

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.9 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2160 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

409 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

-
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

-
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7

16 MP, f/2.0
5 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

-
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera laser autofocus

-

laser autofocus
Camera features

Geo-tagging, auto-HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

1.3 µm pixel size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

-
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

-
Magnetic connector

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

-

No
Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint, accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity