HTC One A9 32GB vs Moto Z Play 32GB

Comparing the HTC One A9 32GB vs Moto Z Play 32GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Moto Z Play 32GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while HTC One A9 32GB runs at 1.5 GHz, making Moto Z Play 32GB the better performer.

Display: Moto Z Play 32GB offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while HTC One A9 32GB offers 5 inches, making Moto Z Play 32GB the larger display of the two. Moto Z Play 32GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC One A9 32GB's AMOLED, making Moto Z Play 32GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Moto Z Play 32GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while HTC One A9 32GB offers 13 MP, making Moto Z Play 32GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Moto Z Play 32GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while HTC One A9 32GB offers 4 MP, making Moto Z Play 32GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: Moto Z Play 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3510 mAh, while HTC One A9 32GB offers 2150 mAh, making Moto Z Play 32GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both HTC One A9 32GB and Moto Z Play 32GB offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

User Rating: Moto Z Play 32GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while HTC One A9 32GB has a rating of 4.1.

HTC One A9 32GB

₹30,149

(Discontinued)

Moto Z Play 32GB

₹24,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

71%

72%

Release Date

14 Dec, 2015

17 Oct, 2016

Performance


Snapdragon 617	Snapdragon 625
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


4 UP	5 MP

Battery


2150 mAh	3510 mAh
N/A	Turbo Power Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	32 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A	8.0/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Stupendous battery life
Moto Mods are fun to use
Great display
Clean software

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Underwhelming rear camera
Fingerprint scanner is wonky

User Ratings

4.1/5

(454 ratings)

4.4/5

(26,564 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405

Adreno 506

RAM

3 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

441 ppi

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.66 %

69.63 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

145.7 mm

156.4 mm

Width

70.8 mm

76.4 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

6.9 mm

Weight

143 grams

165 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Back-illuminated sensor BSI

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0PureCel Sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4608 x 3456 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

4 UP Primary CameraBSI Sensor

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A	Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2150 mAh

3510 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 16 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes Turbo Power Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SIM 2

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.37 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope