Motorola Moto G 5G vs Motorola Moto Z3 Play

Motorola Moto G 5G

Motorola Moto Z3 Play

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, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700)
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE
GPRS

Class 12

Yes
EDGE

Class 12

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic

Front/rear glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame (6000 series)
SIM

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

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

166.1 mm

156.5 mm
Width

76.1 mm

76.5 mm
Thickness

9.9 mm

6.8 mm
Weight

212 g

156 g
Waterproof

IP52

-
Splash resistant

-

Yes
Dust proof

IP52

Yes
Colors

Gray, Silver

Deep Indigo

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS LCD

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.01 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

393 ppi

402 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon)

Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Multitouch

-

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm

12 MP, f/1.7 , 1.4 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 118˚ , 1.12 µm

5 MP
(macro) , 8 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, RAW, Night vision

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

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.2 , 1.0 µm

8 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm
Selfie camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, self-timer, scene mode, Night Vision, digital image stabilization

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Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

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

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB connector

-

magnetic connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes
SUPL

Yes

-
LTEEP

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

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