Google Pixel vs Motorola Moto Z Play

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Pixel: 22 g lighter

  Pixel:

  143 g

  Moto Z Play:

  165 g

• Width

  Pixel: 6.9 mm narrower

  Pixel:

  69.5 mm

  Moto Z Play:

  76.4 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Pixel: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  Pixel:

  5 in

  Moto Z Play:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  Pixel:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)

  Moto Z Play:

  Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)

• Depth

  Moto Z Play: 1.5 mm thinner

  Pixel:

  8.5 mm

  Moto Z Play:

  7 mm

• Height

  Pixel: 12.6 mm shorter

  Pixel:

  143.8 mm

  Moto Z Play:

  156.4 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Pixel

   Height:

   143.8 mm

   Width:

   69.5 mm

   Depth:

   8.5 mm +1.5 mm versus Moto Z Play

2. 2. Moto Z Play

   Height:

   156.4 mm +12.6 mm versus Pixel

   Width:

   76.4 mm +6.9 mm versus Pixel

   Depth:

   7 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Pixel

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Moto Z Play

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Moto Z Play has approximately 21% more rectangular screen area than Pixel.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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