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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-10-14 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.25 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Diamond black and Twilight blue | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 549.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.22 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 Moto Z3 Play has a score of 76.3, which is a bit better than the nubia Z20's general score of 71.9. Although the Moto Z3 Play is older than the nubia Z20, it's design is somewhat lighter and notably thinner. Nubia Z20 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Moto Z3 Play, and although they both have 8 cores, the nubia Z20 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The nubia Z20 counts with just a bit better screen than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340, a little bit better display density and a little bit larger display. Nubia Z20 has a superior camera than Moto Z3 Play, and although they both have a F1.7 diafragm aperture, the nubia Z20 also has a way larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a much better video resolution and a much more MP back facing camera.
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games than nubia Z20, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows up to 1,95 TB. Nubia Z20 features greater battery lifetime than Moto Z3 Play, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Moto Z3 Play is also cheaper than the other phone, which makes it an easy choice.
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