Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-02-05 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.13 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black and Blue | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Moto Z3 Play is a little bit better than Galaxy M10, getting a 76.3 score against 73.5. Even when the Moto Z3 Play and the Galaxy M10 were released only a couple months apart, the Moto Z3 Play is just a little thinner and a little bit lighter. Motorola Moto Z3 Play has a brighter screen than Galaxy M10, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better 1080 x 2160 resolution and more pixels per screen inch.
Moto Z3 Play has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy M10, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Moto Z3 Play also has more RAM memory. The Moto Z3 Play features just a bit better camera than Galaxy M10, because although it has a back facing camera with a lower 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a larger camera sensor taking better quality videos and photographs, a lot better (4K) video definition and a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Moto Z3 Play features a much bigger storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M10, because it has a SD extension slot that holds up to 1,95 TB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M10 has just a bit better battery performance than Moto Z3 Play, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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