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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2015-08-21 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note5 is slightly better than Moto Z3 Play, with a general score of 80.2 against 76.3. Despite being the best phone we compare here, Samsung Galaxy Note5's body is incredibly older, just a little thicker and a little heavier than Moto Z3 Play. Galaxy Note5 features a little more vivid screen than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a greater pixel number per display inch.
Motorola Moto Z3 Play counts with a superior memory for games and applications than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Motorola Moto Z3 Play also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB. Samsung Galaxy Note5 has just a bit better processing power than Motorola Moto Z3 Play. Both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Moto Z3 Play counts with a battery lifetime that's very similar to the battery performance in Galaxy Note5. Samsung Galaxy Note5 shoots clearer videos and photos than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor taking lower quality videos and photos and a tinier aperture which is not good for low light photography and videos, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also counts with a back camera with a lot higher resolution.
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