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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-06-29 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto Z2 Play is a little bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a 77.4 score against 75.8. Moto Z2 Play's construction is just a little bit lighter and notably thinner than Galaxy A5 (2017), even though both of them were released with only a few months difference. The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit sharper screen than Moto Z2 Play, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of screen.
Moto Z2 Play features a very superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Moto Z2 Play has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Moto Z2 Play also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
Moto Z2 Play features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a much less mega-pixels camera, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video quality and a larger aperture to capture better low-light photography. Moto Z2 Play's battery performance is very similar to Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s battery performance.
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