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Motorola Moto Z Play vs Samsung Galaxy S7

3.01 in
6.16 in
Motorola Moto Z Play Mobile Phone
Motorola Moto Z Play
2.74 in
5.61 in
Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
11
4.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
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4 stars
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25
4.5 out of 5
16 user ratings
5 stars
68 %
4 stars
31 %
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User rating
32
4.3 out of 5
32 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
56 %
3 stars
6 %
2 stars
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42
4.1 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
28 %
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory3 GB4 GB

Display

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Screen size5.5 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density403.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.7 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Internal storage32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage256GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Water resistantyesyes
Shock resistantnono
Fully waterproofyesyes

Dimensions

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Height6.16 in5.61 in
Width3.01 in2.74 in
Depth0.28 in0.31 in
Weight5.82 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Dual sim supportyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
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
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3510.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesyes
Wireless charging yesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S7