Motorola Moto X Play 16GB vs HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM

Comparing the Motorola Moto X Play 16GB vs HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM 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 HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM runs at 1.5 GHz, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB the better performer.

Display: Both Motorola Moto X Play 16GB and HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 21 MP, while HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM offers 13 MP, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM offers 4 MP, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3630 mAh, while HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM offers 2800 mAh, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Motorola Moto X Play 16GB and HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM 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 HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM is rated 7.

User Rating: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM has a rating of 3.9.

Motorola Moto X Play 16GB

₹17,499

(Out of Stock)

HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM

₹15,490

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

68%

71%

Release Date

14 Sep, 2015

14 Dec, 2015

Performance


Snapdragon 615	MediaTek MT6753
Octa Core (upto 1.7 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM	2 GB RAM

Display


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

Rear Camera


21 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	4 UP

Battery


3630 mAh	2800 mAh
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

Great camera
Good display
Clean and smart UI
Lightweight design

Cons

Unimpressive design
Middling hardware

Average performance
Poor battery life
Plastic body

User Ratings

4.3/5

(60,859 ratings)

3.9/5

(1,682 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 14, 2015

(Official)

Dec 14, 2015

(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

N/A

HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

MediaTek MT6753

Processor

Octa core, 1.7 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405

Mali-T720 MP3

RAM

2 GB	2 GB / 3 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

74.95 %

66.87 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

148 mm

157.7 mm

Width

75 mm

78.9 mm

Thickness

10.9 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

169 grams

148 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

21 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst 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
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

4 UP f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size BSI Sensor

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3630 mAh

2800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Yes Up to 2 TB

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 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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Speed:

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

4G Speed:

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

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)

N/A

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) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass