Moto Z2 Play 32GB vs realme 2

Comparing the Moto Z2 Play 32GB vs realme 2 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Moto Z2 Play 32GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while realme 2 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Moto Z2 Play 32GB the better performer.

Display: realme 2 offers a screen size of 6.2 inches, while Moto Z2 Play 32GB offers 5.5 inches, making realme 2 the larger display of the two. Moto Z2 Play 32GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to realme 2's IPS LCD, making Moto Z2 Play 32GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme 2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Moto Z2 Play 32GB offers 12 MP, making realme 2 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: realme 2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Moto Z2 Play 32GB offers 5 MP, making realme 2 better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 4230 mAh, while Moto Z2 Play 32GB offers 3000 mAh, making realme 2 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Moto Z2 Play 32GB and realme 2 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Moto Z2 Play 32GB and realme 2 equally at 7.

Moto Z2 Play 32GB

₹33,990

(Discontinued)

realme 2

₹7,990

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

05 Jun, 2019

04 Sep, 2018

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 626	Snapdragon 450	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD	Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	720x1520 px (HD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	2 MP Depth Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


5 MP	8 MP	50 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	4230 mAh	6500 mAh
Turbo Power Charging	N/A	90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	32 GB	256 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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7.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Incredible battery life
Support for Moto Mods
Sleek design

Long-lasting battery
Fingerprint sensor included this time around
Improved camera performance with dual sensors

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

No standout feature apart from modularity
Camera image quality could be better

The SD450 is a downgrade from its predecessor
An HD display that has lower brightness levels

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

N/A

4.5/5

(470,670 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Sep 04, 2018

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

Stock

ColorOS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core, 2.2 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

720x1520 px (HD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi

271 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.9 %

80.85 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with notch

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

88.8 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

156.2 mm

162.7 mm

Width

76.2 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

5.9 mm

8.2 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

145 grams

168 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.71/2" sensor size IMX362 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size

13 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/2.21/4.0" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-Color LED Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

N/A

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh

4230 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 44 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Turbo Power Charging 50% in 30 minutes

N/A

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.455 W/kg Body: 1.24 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A

Oppo Browser

N/A

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