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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2015-12-16 | 2018-06-29 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.96 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 | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 3 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) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Moto Z3 Play is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), having a score of 76.3 against 72.8. Moto Z3 Play is a noticeably newer phone, and it's also a little lighter and just a bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016). Motorola Moto Z3 Play features a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola Moto Z3 Play also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
Moto Z3 Play has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2160, a quite larger display and a little higher pixel number per inch of display. The Moto Z3 Play counts with a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB and 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Moto Z3 Play features a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a camera in the back with less mega pixels, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better images and video in low-light environments and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) features a bit longer battery lifetime than Moto Z3 Play, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
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