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

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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Motorola
Announced November 2014 November 2016 June 2017
Status Available - November 2014 Available - November 2016 Coming Soon - June 2017
Price Rs. 16,990 ($249.85) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,999 ($295.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,999 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Ballistic Nylon 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)
151.35 x 75.35 x 7.85 mm
(5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 in)
156.2 x 76.2 x 6 mm
(6.15 x 3 x 0.24 in)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 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 Body
- Dolby Atmos
- Stereo Speakers
- P2i Nano-coating
- Fingerprint Sensor
- MotoMods
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, MediaTek Helio P15 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953Pro Snapdragon 626
GPU Adreno 420 Mali-T860MP2 Adreno 506
RAM 3 GB 3/4 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 32/64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED / IPS LCD 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) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 72.95% 69.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes 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 16 MP 12 MP
Flash dual-LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, 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 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 2 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP [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, VoLTE 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 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, 3/4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3900 mAh 3050 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 30 h