Moto Z Play 32GB vs Moto E3 Power

Comparing the Moto Z Play 32GB vs Moto E3 Power 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: Moto Z Play 32GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Moto E3 Power runs at 1.0 GHz, making Moto Z Play 32GB the better performer.

Display: Moto Z Play 32GB offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Moto E3 Power 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 Moto E3 Power's IPS LCD, 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 Moto E3 Power offers 8 MP, making Moto Z Play 32GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Moto Z Play 32GB and Moto E3 Power feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Moto Z Play 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3510 mAh, while Moto E3 Power offers 3500 mAh, making Moto Z Play 32GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Moto Z Play 32GB offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Moto E3 Power offers 16 GB, making Moto Z Play 32GB the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Moto Z Play 32GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Moto E3 Power is rated 7.

User Rating: Moto Z Play 32GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Moto E3 Power has a rating of 4.1.

Moto Z Play 32GB

₹24,999

(Discontinued)

Moto E3 Power

₹8,499

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

63%

Release Date

17 Oct, 2016

19 Sep, 2016

Performance


Snapdragon 625	MediaTek MT6735P
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 1 GHz)
3 GB RAM	2 GB RAM

Display


5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	5 MP

Battery


3510 mAh	3500 mAh
Turbo Power Charging	Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	16 GB
eMMC 5.1	N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.0/10

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Pros

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

Decent 5MP front camera
No hybrid slot
Very good battery life
Superb call quality

Cons

Underwhelming rear camera
Fingerprint scanner is wonky

Sluggish performance at times
Bad for gaming
Uninspired design

User Ratings

4.4/5

(26,564 ratings)

4.1/5

(431,078 ratings)

Video

7 More Videos

3 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A	Sep 19, 2016 (Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

MediaTek MT6735P

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Quad core, 1 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm

28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506

Mali-T720 MP2

RAM

3 GB

2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi

294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.63 %

66.78 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

156.4 mm

143.8 mm

Width

76.4 mm

71.6 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm

9.5 mm

Weight

165 grams

153.5 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0PureCel Sensor

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes

OIS

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 3456 Pixels

3264 x 2448 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
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Avg

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3510 mAh

3500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Turbo Power Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB

16 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

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) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

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) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

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

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer