Motorola Moto X Play 16GB vs Moto E3 Power

Comparing the Motorola Moto X Play 16GB 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: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.7 GHz, while Moto E3 Power runs at 1.0 GHz, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB the better performer.

Display: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Moto E3 Power offers 5 inches, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB the larger display of the two. Both Motorola Moto X Play 16GB and Moto E3 Power feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 21 MP, while Moto E3 Power offers 8 MP, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Motorola Moto X Play 16GB and Moto E3 Power feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3630 mAh, while Moto E3 Power offers 3500 mAh, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Motorola Moto X Play 16GB and Moto E3 Power offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

Expert Review: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Moto E3 Power is rated 7.

User Rating: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Moto E3 Power has a rating of 4.1.

Motorola Moto X Play 16GB

₹17,499

(Out of Stock)

Moto E3 Power

₹8,499

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

68%

63%

Release Date

14 Sep, 2015

19 Sep, 2016

Performance


Snapdragon 615	MediaTek MT6735P
Octa Core (upto 1.7 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 1 GHz)
2 GB RAM	2 GB RAM

Display


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

Rear Camera


21 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	5 MP

Battery


3630 mAh	3500 mAh
N/A	Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.0/10

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Pros

Gorgeous display
Pure Android
Improved camera performance
Powerful battery

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

Cons

Unimpressive design
Middling hardware

Sluggish performance at times
Bad for gaming
Uninspired design

User Ratings

4.3/5

(60,859 ratings)

4.1/5

(431,078 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 14, 2015

(Official)

Sep 19, 2016

(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

MediaTek MT6735P

Processor

Octa core, 1.7 GHz, Cortex A53

Quad core, 1 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405

Mali-T720 MP2

RAM

2 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

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)

74.95 %

66.78 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

148 mm

143.8 mm

Width

75 mm

71.6 mm

Thickness

10.9 mm

9.5 mm

Weight

169 grams

153.5 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

21 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

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

Full HD @30 fps

HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

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Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3630 mAh

3500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB

16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

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 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)

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)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SIM 2

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)

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)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SAR Value

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

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer