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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| 2016-09-16 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 969.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 7 Plus is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto Z3 Play, getting an 83.8 score against 76.3. Despite being the best cellphone in this review, iPhone 7 Plus's body is older, heavier and just a little thicker than Motorola Moto Z3 Play. The iPhone 7 Plus counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Moto Z3 Play, although it has less RAM memory and 4 lesser cores.
The iPhone 7 Plus counts with a bit more vivid screen than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, although it has a little worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, a little bit smaller screen and a little bit worse pixels density. The Motorola Moto Z3 Play features a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 7 Plus, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 1,95 TB.
The Moto Z3 Play counts with a camera that's very similar to the iPhone 7 Plus one, and although the Moto Z3 Play has a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a larger aperture, they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the same 30 fps video frame rate and a same resolution back facing camera.
Motorola Moto Z3 Play has just a little better battery duration than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
Although iPhone 7 Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more than Moto Z3 Play, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Moto Z3 Play. So if you need that extra features, you can buy the iPhone 7 Plus, else you can save some dollars and buy the Moto Z3 Play, resigning a couple features and specs.
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