Motorola Moto Z vs Motorola Moto Z Force

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Announced
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OS
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camera
Rear
Front
Video
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display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
body
Dimensions
Weight
SIM card
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Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Radio
USB
features
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Messaging
Browser
Java
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
Speed
GPRS
EDGE
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Main
Model
Motorola Moto Z
Price
$159.95
Advantages
BODY Dimensions: 153.3 x 75.3 x 5.2 mm (6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 in)
COMMS Radio: FM radio
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Main
Model
Motorola Moto Z Force
Price
$214.99
Advantages
CAMERA Rear: 21 MP, f/1.8, laser & phase detection autofocus, OIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
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launch
Announced
2016, June
Status
Available. Released 2016, September
platform
OS
Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
CPU
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU
Adreno 530
camera
Rear
13 MP, f/1.8, laser autofocus, OIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Front
5 MP, f/2.2, 1.4 Âµm pixel size, LED flash, 1080p
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
display
Size
5.5 inches
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels (~535 ppi pixel density)
Technology
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
body
Dimensions
153.3 x 75.3 x 5.2 mm (6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 in)
Weight
136 g (4.80 oz, 0.3 lb)
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Black/Gray, Black/Rose Gold, Black/Gold, White
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go; magnetic connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - USA
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2016, June
Status
Available. Released 2016, September
platform
OS
Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
CPU
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU
Adreno 530
camera
Rear
21 MP, f/1.8, laser & phase detection autofocus, OIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Front
5 MP, f/2.2, 1.4 Âµm pixel size, LED flash, 1080p
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Features
1.12 Âµm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
display
Size
5.5 inches
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels (~535 ppi pixel density)
Technology
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Shatterproof
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
body
Dimensions
155.9 x 75.8 x 7 mm (6.14 x 2.98 x 0.28 in)
Weight
163 g (5.75 oz, 0.36 lb)
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Black/Gray, Black/Rose Gold, Black/Gold, White
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go; magnetic connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - EMEA, USA CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G bands
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - USA
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Motorola Moto Z Force has more quality back camera which makes the Moto Z Force a better buy for those who want to make high quality pictures.

The Moto Z device is easier to carry as it has smaller dimensions than the Motorola Moto Z Force: 153.3 x 75.3 x 5.2 mm versus 155.9 x 75.8 x 7 mm. The Moto Z cell phone weight 136g which is 27g lighter than the weight of the Moto Z Force.

The Motorola Moto Z Force has a better battery life as it is produced with 3500mah battery which is 900mah bigger compared to the Moto Z cell. That's mean this phone can be used for a longer time without charging.

Considering the above differences the Motorola Moto Z becomes the best buy. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.