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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-06-29 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.68 |
| 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 5.0 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Moto Z3 Play has a score of 76.3, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s overall score of 75.8. The Moto Z3 Play is a newer cellphone, and it is also a little lighter and thinner than the Galaxy A5 (2017). The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a bit superior CPU than Moto Z3 Play, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a slightly better looking screen than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a little smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a little bit better quantity of pixels per inch of display. Motorola Moto Z3 Play has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a much worse 12 megapixels resolution camera, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality and a bigger aperture for better images and video in low-light environments.
Motorola Moto Z3 Play features much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 1,95 TB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. Motorola Moto Z3 Play and Galaxy A5 (2017) both have quite similar battery durations.
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