Motorola Moto Z2 Play vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Motorola Moto Z2 Play

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 18(800); LTE-TDD 2300, 2500, 2600 MHz
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
LTE speed

LTE

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat11, 600 Mbps download, 75 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

156.2 mm

149.2 mm
Width

76.2 mm

70.6 mm
Thickness

6 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

145 g

172 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

-

IP68 certified, 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Fine Gold, Lunar Gray, Nimbus Blue

Black, blue, gold, orchid grey

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

5.6 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1080 x 2220 pixels
Pixel density

401 ppi

441 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Always on display

-

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7

16 MP, f/1.7
Primary camera resolution

-

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera laser autofocus

laser autofocus

-
Camera features

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

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

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

magnetic connector

-
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
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

Yes
BDS

-

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

-
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

No

-
Sensors

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

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity