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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| 2015-09-15 | 2018-06-29 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Moto Z3 Play has a global score of 76.3, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate S's 75.3 global score. Moto Z3 Play is a just a little bit thinner phone than the Huawei Mate S, but both of them weight the same. Huawei Mate S and Motorola Moto Z3 Play feature incredibly similar displays, although the Motorola Moto Z3 Play also has a quite better 1080 x 2160px resolution, a quite higher pixels amount in each inch in the screen and a little bit larger display.
Motorola Moto Z3 Play counts with a much greater storage to install games and applications than Huawei Mate S, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds up to 1,95 TB. Huawei Mate S features just a little better hardware performance than Moto Z3 Play, although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play has just a bit longer battery duration than Huawei Mate S, because it has a 3000mAh battery size. Moto Z3 Play captures clearer photos and videos than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a worse resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way better video definition, a larger camera aperture to take better images and videos in low-light environments and a larger sensor which provides a higher image and video quality.
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