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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-12-21 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 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 | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A12 is a bit better than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, having an 80.3 score against 76.3. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A12 is extremely newer than the Motorola Moto Z3 Play, it is extremely heavier and thicker. Galaxy A12 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Moto Z3 Play. They have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core CPU.
Moto Z3 Play has a little sharper display than Galaxy A12, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display density and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. The Moto Z3 Play features more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A12, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Moto Z3 Play also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1,95 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 features a much longer battery lifetime than Moto Z3 Play, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Samsung Galaxy A12 counts with a little bit better camera than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for shooting pictures and video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also counts with a back camera with much more mega-pixels.
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