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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| 2017-06-29 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | 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 Motorola Moto Z2 Play is just a bit better than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, with a score of 77.4 against 76.3. Even though Motorola Moto Z2 Play is older than the Motorola Moto Z3 Play, it's body is somewhat thinner and a little lighter. The Moto Z2 Play and the Motorola Moto Z3 Play count with extremely similar displays, although the Motorola Moto Z3 Play also has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2160px, a bit bigger screen and a little bit greater quantity of pixels per screen inch.
Moto Z3 Play features as much storage capacity for apps and games as the Moto Z2 Play one, both of them have an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB and exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity. Motorola Moto Z2 Play has a bit better hardware performance than Moto Z3 Play. Both of them have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play features a bit better camera than Moto Z2 Play. Both of them have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a same resolution camera, the same diafragm aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. The Moto Z2 Play and the Motorola Moto Z3 Play both feature incredibly similar batteries.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Motorola Moto Z2 Play is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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