Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.3 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2017-06-29 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Polycarbonate | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm 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 |
| 9.02 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | 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 Z2 Play has a general score of 77.4, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S4's 77.3 overall score. Moto Z2 Play's construction is notably newer and much thinner, but also somewhat heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S4. Galaxy S4 has a better display than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the Galaxy S4 also counts with a little higher pixel amount per inch of display.
Motorola Moto Z2 Play counts with a bit better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores (and also faster). Moto Z2 Play has a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The Moto Z2 Play features a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S4, because it has a 15 percent bigger battery size. The Motorola Moto Z2 Play takes clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy S4, because although it has a back camera with less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a much larger aperture for better photos and videos in low-light environments and a way better 3840x2160 video quality.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, Moto Z2 Play is also cheap compared to the other phone, which makes it easy to pick between these phones.
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