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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2018-07-13 | 2017-06-29 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 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 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto Z2 Play is a bit better than the Galaxy J7 (2018), having a score of 77.4 against 72.5. The Moto Z2 Play is an older phone than Galaxy J7 (2018), but Motorola was able to build it lighter and notably thinner. The Moto Z2 Play has a more vivid screen than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have a display with the same size, the Moto Z2 Play also has a much higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a lot higher number of pixels per inch of display.
The Moto Z2 Play has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the Moto Z2 Play also has a greater amount of RAM. Moto Z2 Play features a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that admits up to 1,95 TB.
The Moto Z2 Play counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a camera in the back with a worse 12 megapixels resolution, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Moto Z2 Play also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution. The Galaxy J7 (2018) features just a little bit longer battery performance than Moto Z2 Play, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, Moto Z2 Play is also cheap compared to the other phone.
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