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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-06-29 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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
The Moto Z2 Play has a score of 77.4, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. The Moto Z2 Play is a way thinner and extremely lighter phone than the Galaxy A7 (2017), although both were released only a couple of months apart. The Moto Z2 Play counts with a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 1920px, the Moto Z2 Play also counts with a just a little better pixel number per inch in the display.
Moto Z2 Play counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that supports up to 1,95 TB. The Moto Z2 Play counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Moto Z2 Play also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with better battery duration than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity. The Moto Z2 Play shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a way worse resolution camera, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and videos and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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