Moto Z Play 32GB vs Motorola Moto X Style 32GB

Comparing the Moto Z Play 32GB vs Motorola Moto X Style 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 Motorola Moto X Style 32GB runs at 1.8 GHz, making Moto Z Play 32GB the better performer.

Display: Motorola Moto X Style 32GB offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Moto Z Play 32GB offers 5.5 inches, making Motorola Moto X Style 32GB the larger display of the two. Moto Z Play 32GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola Moto X Style 32GB's IPS LCD, making Moto Z Play 32GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Motorola Moto X Style 32GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 21 MP, while Moto Z Play 32GB offers 16 MP, making Motorola Moto X Style 32GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Moto Z Play 32GB and Motorola Moto X Style 32GB feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Moto Z Play 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3510 mAh, while Motorola Moto X Style 32GB offers 3000 mAh, making Moto Z Play 32GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Moto Z Play 32GB and Motorola Moto X Style 32GB offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

User Rating: Moto Z Play 32GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Motorola Moto X Style 32GB has a rating of 4.

Moto Z Play 32GB

₹24,999

(Discontinued)

Motorola Moto X Style 32GB

₹9,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

Release Date

17 Oct, 2016

14 Oct, 2015

Performance


Snapdragon 625	Snapdragon 808
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Tru-Hexa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	21 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	5 MP

Battery


3510 mAh	3000 mAh
Turbo Power Charging	N/A
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

32 GB	32 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)

4/5

(10,454 ratings)

Video

7 More Videos

1 Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Hexa Core, 1.8 GHz, ARM Cortex A57

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506

Adreno 418

RAM

3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Pixel Density

401 ppi

515 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.63 %

76.2 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

156.4 mm

153.9 mm

Width

76.4 mm

76.2 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm

11 mm

Weight

165 grams

179 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof

Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0PureCel Sensor

21 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 3456 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
Face detection
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3510 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Turbo Power Charging

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB

32 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25)

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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25)

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

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass