Lenovo K3 Note vs Motorola Moto X Play 16GB

Comparing the Lenovo K3 Note vs Motorola Moto X Play 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Lenovo K3 Note and Motorola Moto X Play 16GB run at the same processing speed of 1.7 GHz.

Display: Both Lenovo K3 Note and Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 21 MP, while Lenovo K3 Note offers 13 MP, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Lenovo K3 Note and Motorola Moto X Play 16GB feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3630 mAh, while Lenovo K3 Note offers 2900 mAh, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Lenovo K3 Note and Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Lenovo K3 Note and Motorola Moto X Play 16GB equally at 8.

User Rating: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Lenovo K3 Note has a rating of 4.

Lenovo K3 Note

₹9,999

(Out of Stock)

Motorola Moto X Play 16GB

₹17,499

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

70%

68%

Release Date

25 Jun, 2015

14 Sep, 2015

Performance


MediaTek MT6752	Snapdragon 615
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.7 GHz)
2 GB RAM	2 GB RAM

Display


5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	21 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	5 MP

Battery


2900 mAh	3630 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10

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Pros

Lovely display
Loaded hardware
Good image quality

Gorgeous display
Pure Android
Improved camera performance
Powerful battery

Cons

Average battery life
Lags while playing high-end games

Unimpressive design
Middling hardware

User Ratings

4/5

(227,568 ratings)

4.3/5

(60,859 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Jun 25, 2015

(Official)

Sep 14, 2015

(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.0.2 (Lollipop)

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

VIBE UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Chipset

MediaTek MT6752

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Processor

Octa core, 1.7 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T760 MP2

Adreno 405

RAM

2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9

N/A

Pixel Density

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.55 %

74.95 %

Screen Protection

Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

152.6 mm

148 mm

Width

76.2 mm

75 mm

Thickness

8 mm

10.9 mm

Weight

150 grams

169 grams

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0PureCel Sensor

21 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

5288 x 3968 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

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

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2900 mAh

3630 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 36 Hours(3G)

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

16 GB / 32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)

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) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)

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) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SAR Value

Head: 1.590 W/kg Body: 0.688 W/kg

Head: 0.8 W/kg Body: 1.23 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Applications

Lenovo SHAREit Lenovo SYNCit

N/A