Honor 8 Pro vs. Motorola Moto Z2 Play

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 8 Pro and Motorola Moto Z2 Play. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 8 Pro vs. Motorola Moto Z2 Play Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157 mm 156.2 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater height than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Width 77.5 mm 76.2 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater width than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Depth 6.97 mm 5.99 mm Motorola Moto Z2 Play is narrower than Honor 8 Pro.
Weight 184 g 145 g Motorola Moto Z2 Play is lighter than Honor 8 Pro.
Body Colour Midnight black Lunar grey | Fine gold
Body Material - Aluminium
Protection - Splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Motorola Moto Z2 Play is waterproof.
SAR Value - 1.24 W/kg (body), 1.455 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Moto Mods
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS TFT Full HD Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.7" 5.5" Honor 8 Pro has larger screen size than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Honor 8 Pro has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Display Format QHD Full HD
Pixel Density 515 ppi 401 ppi Honor 8 Pro has better pixel density than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2.2 GHz Honor 8 Pro has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 Qualcomm ADRENO 506
MEMORY Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto Z2 Play
RAM 6 GB LPDDR3 SDRAM - 3 GB Honor 8 Pro has more RAM than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB Honor 8 Pro has more internal memory than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto Z2 Play
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Lens Aperture - F/1.7
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Special Effects HDR -
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, night mode, Timer mode, wide selfie mode, Beauty mode, Ultra Snapshot, Watermark mode, Light Painting mode, tap to focus Burst mode, Panorama, Pro mode, Best Shot
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - Honor 8 Pro has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, 854 x 480 (480p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Audio Note Zero Shutter Lag, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Quick Capture, Drag to focus & exposure
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Honor 8 Pro has better front camera resolution than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.2
Special Effects (Front) - Beauty effect
Camera Modes (Front) - Professional mode, Auto Night mode
Light Source (Front) - Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, 854 x 480 (480p) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 3000 mAh Honor 8 Pro has larger battery capacity than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 110 min -
Standby Time 504 hours -
Talk Time 1800 minutes -
Run Time Details Standby: up to 504 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1800 min
Mixed usage: up to 30 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 7.1.1 Nougat
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2 LE EDR
NFC - Yes Motorola Moto Z2 Play has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA v10, AMR-NB, RA -
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP -
FEATURES Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, magnetometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, ultrasonic distance sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Three microphones, TurboPower techbnology
OTHERS Honor 8 Pro Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter Power adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter
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