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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-16 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 297.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto Z3 is just a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a 77.6 score against 75.8. Motorola Moto Z3 is a newer phone, and it's also somewhat thinner and lighter than the Galaxy A7 (2017). Moto Z3 features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little better pixel count per screen inch, a little bigger display and a little higher 1080 x 2160px resolution.
Moto Z3 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Moto Z3 also has 1 GB more RAM memory. Motorola Moto Z3 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs in poorly lited situations and a back facing camera with a much lower resolution, it also counts with a much better (4K) video resolution.
Motorola Moto Z3 counts with a much greater storage for applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with better battery lifetime than Moto Z3, because it has a 3600mAh battery size.
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