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Motorola Moto Z2 Play


Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)


Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Released in June 2017. Features 5.5 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 401 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953-Pro with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Released in January 2018. Features 5.6 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,220 pixels and 441 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7885 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much lighter (19%)
  • Much thinner (40%)
  • More processing power (14%)
  • Better quality screen (9%)
  • Probably better front camera
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)


Specifications

Motorola Moto Z2 Play Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
Specifications
Brand Motorola Samsung
Model - -
Release Date June 2017 January 2018
Operating System Android 7.1 Experience UI (Android 7.1)
Dimensions
Size 156.2 x 76.2 x 6.0 mm
6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 in
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in
Weight 145 g
5.11 oz
172 g
6.07 oz
Screen
Size 5.5 inches 5.6 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,080 x 2,220 pixels
PPI 401 441
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 12 MP f/1.7 16 MP f/1.7 Wide
Front 5 MP f/2.2 Dual camera
16 MP f/1.9 Wide
8 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 3 GB
4 GB
4 GB
Fixed 32 GB
64 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953-Pro
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Samsung Exynos 7885
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 8x 2.20 GHz Cortex-A53 2x 2.20 GHz Cortex-A73
6x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 506 Mali-G71 MP2
Battery
Capacity 3,000 mAh 3,000 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Motorola Moto Z2 Play Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Motorola Moto Z2 Play

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

5.5"
145 g
5.11 oz

5.6"
172 g
6.07 oz