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Motorola Moto Z Play vs Motorola X Play

3.01 in
6.16 in
Motorola Moto Z Play Mobile Phone
Motorola Moto Z Play
2.95 in
5.83 in
Motorola X Play Mobile Phone
Motorola X Play
Available colors
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506Qualcomm Adreno 405
RAM memory3 GB2 GB

Display

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Screen size5.5 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density403.0 ppi403.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.0 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Internal storage32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage256GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Orange
  • Purple
  • Turquoise
  • White
Water resistantyesyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Height6.16 in5.83 in
Width3.01 in2.95 in
Depth0.28 in0.43 in
Weight5.82 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Dual sim supportyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyes
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 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
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3510.0 mAh3630.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging yesno

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

          Often compared with Motorola X Play