Moto Z Play 32GB vs HTC Desire 10 Pro

Comparing the Moto Z Play 32GB vs HTC Desire 10 Pro 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 Desire 10 Pro runs at 1.8 GHz, making Moto Z Play 32GB the better performer.

Display: Both Moto Z Play 32GB and HTC Desire 10 Pro offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but Moto Z Play 32GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire 10 Pro's IPS LCD, making Moto Z Play 32GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: HTC Desire 10 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Moto Z Play 32GB offers 16 MP, making HTC Desire 10 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: HTC Desire 10 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Moto Z Play 32GB offers 5 MP, making HTC Desire 10 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Moto Z Play 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3510 mAh, while HTC Desire 10 Pro offers 3000 mAh, making Moto Z Play 32GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: HTC Desire 10 Pro offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Moto Z Play 32GB offers 32 GB, making HTC Desire 10 Pro the better option for storage.

User Rating: Moto Z Play 32GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while HTC Desire 10 Pro has a rating of 3.9.

Moto Z Play 32GB

₹24,999

(Discontinued)

HTC Desire 10 Pro

₹18,490

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

71%

Release Date

17 Oct, 2016

20 Dec, 2016

Performance


Snapdragon 625	MediaTek MT6755
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


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

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	20 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


3510 mAh	3000 mAh
Turbo Power Charging	Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	64 GB
eMMC 5.1	N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Underwhelming rear camera
Fingerprint scanner is wonky

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(26,564 ratings)

3.9/5

(2,583 ratings)

Video

7 More Videos

2 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

N/A

HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

MediaTek MT6755

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506

Mali-T860 MP2

RAM

3 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.63 %

69.95 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

156.4 mm

156.5 mm

Width

76.4 mm

76 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

165 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0PureCel Sensor

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2 Wide Angle28 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes Laser autofocus

OIS

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 3456 Pixels

5160 x 3872 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera28 mm focal length BSI Sensor

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

N/A	Selfie Voice command

Video Recording

N/A	1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3510 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 19 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

Yes Turbo Power Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB

64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

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 Bands:

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

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

SIM 2

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 Bands:

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

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

SAR Value

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

Head: 1.05 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope