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Motorola Moto X vs Motorola Moto Z

2.57 in
5.09 in
Motorola Moto X Mobile Phone
Motorola Moto X
2.96 in
6.04 in
Motorola Moto Z Mobile Phone
Motorola Moto Z
Available colors
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4.1 out of 5
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41
4.2 out of 5
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5 stars
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4 stars
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4.2 out of 5
43 user ratings
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Motorola Moto ZMotorola Moto Z
Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 7.1
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz2.15 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960DTQualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 320Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory2 GB4 GB

Display

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Motorola Moto ZMotorola Moto Z
Screen size4.7 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution1184 x 720 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLEDAMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi535.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Motorola Moto ZMotorola Moto Z
Primary sensor resolution10.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.4 f1.8 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Motorola Moto ZMotorola Moto Z
Primary resolution2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Motorola Moto ZMotorola Moto Z
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD

Design

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Motorola Moto ZMotorola Moto Z
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Black
Material
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Aluminum
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Motorola Moto ZMotorola Moto Z
Height5.09 in6.04 in
Width2.57 in2.96 in
Depth0.41 in0.2 in
Weight4.59 oz4.8 oz

Sensors

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Motorola Moto ZMotorola Moto Z
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Motorola Moto ZMotorola Moto Z
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Motorola Moto ZMotorola Moto Z
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Motorola Moto ZMotorola Moto Z
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequenciesRegional
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Motorola Moto ZMotorola Moto Z
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2200.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesyes
Wireless charging noyes

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