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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-09-01 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.14 x 2.98 x 0.28 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto Z3 Play is just a bit better than Moto Z Force, with a overall score of 76.3 against 75.8. Motorola Moto Z3 Play is a newer phone, and it's also a little thinner and just a little bit lighter than Moto Z Force. Moto Z Force has a little sharper display than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better pixels count in each screen inch and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution.
Moto Z Force and Moto Z3 Play have incredibly similar storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. Motorola Moto Z Force features a bit better performance than Moto Z3 Play, although it has 4 less CPU cores (although they are faster), they both have the same RAM memory amount.
The Moto Z Force has a little better battery duration than Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Motorola Moto Z Force features a little bit better camera than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Motorola Moto Z Force also counts with a camera in the back with way more MP.
Although Moto Z3 Play is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Motorola Moto Z Force, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Motorola Moto Z Force. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the Moto Z3 Play, else you can save a couple dollars and buy the Motorola Moto Z Force, resigning a couple specifications.
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