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HTC Desire Z vs Motorola Moto Z Play

2.38 in
4.69 in
HTC Desire Z Mobile Phone
HTC Desire Z
3.01 in
6.16 in
Motorola Moto Z Play Mobile Phone
Motorola Moto Z Play
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
10
4.1 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
16 %
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4.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
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4 stars
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User rating
32
3.9 out of 5
32 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
37 %
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32
4.3 out of 5
32 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
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3 stars
6 %
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Full Comparison

Hardware

HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Operating systemAndroid 2.3Android 6.0
CPU clock speed0.8 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM7230Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 205Qualcomm Adreno 506
RAM memory512 MB3 GB

Display

HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Screen size3.7 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution480 x 800 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density252.0 ppi403.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Storage

HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Internal storage1.5 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSD

Design

HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Height4.69 in6.16 in
Width2.38 in3.01 in
Depth0.56 in0.28 in
Weight6.35 oz5.82 oz

Sensors

HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes

Connectivity

HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version2.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEnoyes

Battery

HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Replaceable batteryyesno
Battery capacity1300.0 mAh3510.0 mAh
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging noyes

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