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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-27 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black and Red | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.88 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play is a little bit better than the nubia Red Magic 3, having a 76.3 score against 75.6. Even though the Motorola Moto Z3 Play is older than the nubia Red Magic 3, it's construction is noticeably thinner and way lighter. The nubia Red Magic 3 features a little more vivid screen than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a quite worse screen pixel density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little bit larger display.
The nubia Red Magic 3 has just a little better processing power than Moto Z3 Play, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Red Magic 3 also has more RAM memory. Nubia Red Magic 3 counts with a much better camera than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, and although they both have a F1.7 camera aperture, the nubia Red Magic 3 also has a back facing camera with lot more megapixels, a lot higher video resolution and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Moto Z3 Play counts with a better storage capacity for games and applications than nubia Red Magic 3, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows up to 1,95 TB. Nubia Red Magic 3 features a superior battery duration than Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 67 percent bigger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Moto Z3 Play is also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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