Motorola Moto X Force vs Moto Z Play 32GB

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Comparing the Motorola Moto X Force vs Moto Z Play 32GB 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 Motorola Moto X Force and Moto Z Play 32GB run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Moto Z Play 32GB offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Motorola Moto X Force offers 5.4 inches, making Moto Z Play 32GB the larger display of the two. Moto Z Play 32GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola Moto X Force's AMOLED, making Moto Z Play 32GB the better display of the two.


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


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


Battery: Motorola Moto X Force offers a higher battery capacity with 3760 mAh, while Moto Z Play 32GB offers 3510 mAh, making Motorola Moto X Force better for longer battery life.


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


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


User Rating: Moto Z Play 32GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Motorola Moto X Force has a rating of 3.8.

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Motorola Moto X Force
₹15,999
(Discontinued)
Moto Z Play 32GB
₹24,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
72%

Release Date

08 Feb, 2016
17 Oct, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 810
Snapdragon 625
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.4 inches (13.72 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

21 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

3760 mAh
3510 mAh
Turbo Power Charging
Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Shatterproof display
  • Top-notch internals
  • Vanilla experience of Marshmallow
  • Reliable battery life
  • Stupendous battery life
  • Moto Mods are fun to use
  • Great display
  • Clean software

Cons

  • Camera isn't as good as the competition
  • No fingerprint scanner
  • A costly proposition
  • Underwhelming rear camera
  • Fingerprint scanner is wonky

User Ratings

3.8/5
(2,438 ratings)
4.4/5
(26,564 ratings)

Video

Videos
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Videos
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User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, ARM Cortex A57
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 430
Adreno 506

RAM

3 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.4 inches  (13.72 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

544 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.64 %
69.63 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

149.8 mm
156.4 mm

Width

78 mm
76.4 mm

Thickness

9.2 mm
6.9 mm

Weight

169 grams
165 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52
Yes Splash proof

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

21 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0IMX230 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0PureCel Sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels
4608 x 3456 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

3760 mAh
3510 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Turbo Power Charging
Yes Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
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
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
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)
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
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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

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope