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Motorola Moto G4 Play vs Samsung Galaxy J3

2.83 in
5.69 in
Motorola Moto G4 Play Mobile Phone
Motorola Moto G4 Play
2.8 in
5.6 in
Samsung Galaxy J3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J3
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
10
4.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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9
3.6 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
80 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
39
4.3 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
2 %

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Hardware

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Samsung Galaxy J3Samsung Galaxy J3
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306Qualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory2 GB1.5GB

Display

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Samsung Galaxy J3Samsung Galaxy J3
Screen size5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesno
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Samsung Galaxy J3Samsung Galaxy J3
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Samsung Galaxy J3Samsung Galaxy J3
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Samsung Galaxy J3Samsung Galaxy J3
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Samsung Galaxy J3Samsung Galaxy J3
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Water resistantyesno
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Samsung Galaxy J3Samsung Galaxy J3
Height5.69 in5.6 in
Width2.83 in2.8 in
Depth0.39 in0.31 in
Weight4.83 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Samsung Galaxy J3Samsung Galaxy J3
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Samsung Galaxy J3Samsung Galaxy J3
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Samsung Galaxy J3Samsung Galaxy J3
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Samsung Galaxy J3Samsung Galaxy J3
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Samsung Galaxy J3Samsung Galaxy J3
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2800.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy J3