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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2016-01-08 | 2018-06-29 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 8.91 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Moto Z3 Play is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), getting a 76.3 score against 71.9. The Moto Z3 Play body is extremely newer and a bit thinner, but a little heavier than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016). Moto Z3 Play features a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Moto Z3 Play also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy A5 (2016) features a little more vivid screen than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel density. The Motorola Moto Z3 Play features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has more internal storage and a SD memory slot that allows up to 1,95 TB.
The Moto Z3 Play features just a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. Moto Z3 Play has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a back camera with a worse resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
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