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Motorola Moto G4 Play vs Sony Xperia Z5

2.83 in
5.69 in
Motorola Moto G4 Play Mobile Phone
Motorola Moto G4 Play
2.83 in
5.75 in
Sony Xperia Z5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z5
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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17
4.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
83 %
3 stars
0 %
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
17 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory2 GB3 GB

Display

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Screen size5.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density294.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.1 Mpx

Storage

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage128GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Tempered glass
Water resistantyesyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Height5.69 in5.75 in
Width2.83 in2.83 in
Depth0.39 in0.29 in
Weight4.83 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoMHL

Cellular

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Motorola Moto G4 PlayMotorola Moto G4 Play
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Replaceable batteryyesno
Battery capacity2800.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesyes
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Sony Xperia Z5