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Motorola Moto Z Play vs Sony Xperia Play

3.01 in
6.16 in
Motorola Moto Z Play Mobile Phone
Motorola Moto Z Play
2.44 in
4.69 in
Sony Xperia Play Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Play
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4.3 out of 5
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Sony Xperia PlaySony Xperia Play
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 2.3
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU cores8-coreSingle-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506Qualcomm Adreno 205
RAM memory3 GB512 MB

Display

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Sony Xperia PlaySony Xperia Play
Screen size5.5 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px
Pixel density403.0 ppi245.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Sony Xperia PlaySony Xperia Play
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx5.1 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Front camera

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Sony Xperia PlaySony Xperia Play
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Sony Xperia PlaySony Xperia Play
Internal storage32 GB512 MB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage256GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Sony Xperia PlaySony Xperia Play
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
Black
Water resistantyesno
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Sony Xperia PlaySony Xperia Play
Height6.16 in4.69 in
Width3.01 in2.44 in
Depth0.28 in0.63 in
Weight5.82 oz6.17 oz

Sensors

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Sony Xperia PlaySony Xperia Play
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Sony Xperia PlaySony Xperia Play
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.12.1 EDR
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.0
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

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

Battery

Motorola Moto Z PlayMotorola Moto Z Play
Sony Xperia PlaySony Xperia Play
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3510.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging yesno

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