Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-04 | 2016-09-16 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 280.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.76 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 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) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3510mAh Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 3.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 7 is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto Z Play, getting an 81.6 score against 74.4. The iPhone 7 is a lighter phone than Motorola Moto Z Play, but both are 0.28inches thick. The iPhone 7 counts with a little more vivid display than Moto Z Play, although it has a way lower resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels, a quite worse screen density and a bit smaller screen.
IPhone 7 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Motorola Moto Z Play, although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory. The iPhone 7 features a slightly bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Moto Z Play, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Moto Z Play counts with a really longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 7, because it has 3510mAh of battery capacity against 1960mAh. The Apple iPhone 7 has a camera that's very similar to the Moto Z Play one, because although the Apple iPhone 7 has a camera with a lot worse resolution and a worse 3840x2160 video definition, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low light photography and video.
Although iPhone 7 is a better device, it costs a lot more than Moto Z Play, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Moto Z Play. So if you need that extra features, you can buy iPhone 7, but if you don't you can save some dollars and get the Moto Z Play, letting go a couple features and specifications.
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