Product
Motorola Moto Z3 Play
Motorola Moto Z3 Play
Google Pixel 9a
Google Pixel 9a
Battery
Charging 15W wired 23W wired, PD3.0 7.5W wireless Bypass charging
Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 5100 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame (6000 series) Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back
Dimensions 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.8 mm (6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 in) 154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm (6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Weight 156 g (5.50 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
  Splash and dust resistant IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, magnetic connector USB Type-C 3.2
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~402 ppi density) 1080 x 2424 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~422 ppi density)
Size 6.01 inches, 93.2 cm2 (~77.9% screen-to-body ratio) 6.3 inches, 94.7 cm2 (~83.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED P-OLED, HDR, 120Hz, 1800 nits (HBM), 2700 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Moto Mods snap-on accessories Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2018, June. Released 2018, June 2025, March 19
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2025, April 10
Main Camera
Dual 12 MP, f/1.7, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth) 48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1 UFS 3.1
Misc
Colors Deep Indigo, Onyx Black (128/6GB only) Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony
Models XT1929 GXQ96, GTF7P, G3Y12
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     -
SAR EU 0.56 W/kg (head)     1.44 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 - International
5G bands - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm) Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU Adreno 509 Mali-G715 MP7
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades
Selfie camera
Features - HDR, panorama
Single 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 24mm (wide), 1.12µm 13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 12:42h
Loudspeaker - -27.2 LUFS (Good)