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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| 2017-03-31 | 2018-06-29 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 Motorola Moto Z3 Play has a general score of 76.3, which is a bit better than Moto G5 Plus's score of 74.6. Although Motorola Moto Z3 Play is a little heavier than Moto G5 Plus, it's notably thinner and newer. Motorola Moto G5 Plus counts with a little bit better looking screen than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel count in each inch of display.
The Moto Z3 Play counts with a very superior memory for apps and games than Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Moto Z3 Play also has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Moto G5 Plus counts with a bit faster processing unit than Moto Z3 Play. They have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Moto Z3 Play features a bit better camera than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, although it has a smaller back camera sensor shooting worse quality videos and photographs, they both have a camera with a 12 MP resolution, the same 3840x2160 video resolution, a same size diafragm aperture and the same video frame rates.
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play's battery performance is very similar to the Moto G5 Plus one.
Although Motorola Moto Z3 Play is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Moto G5 Plus, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Moto G5 Plus. If you want to save some money, you can buy Moto G5 Plus, letting go some specs and features, but you'll get the most out of your budget.
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