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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-08-16 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 297.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| 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/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.57 |
| 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 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
Moto Z3 is slightly better than the Galaxy A7 (2017), having a 77.6 score against 75.8. The Moto Z3 design is newer, lighter and thinner than Galaxy A7 (2017). The Motorola Moto Z3 counts with just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Motorola Moto Z3 also has a larger amount of RAM.
Moto Z3 features a little bit better screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bit larger display, a little higher pixels density and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2160. The Motorola Moto Z3 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for capturing images and/or video in low-light situations and a back camera with lot less mega-pixels, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
Moto Z3 counts with a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB and 64 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has greater battery performance than Moto Z3, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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