Motorola Moto X Style 16GB vs Moto Z Play 32GB

Comparing the Motorola Moto X Style 16GB vs Moto Z Play 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 16GB runs at 1.8 GHz, making Moto Z Play 32GB the better performer.

Display: Motorola Moto X Style 16GB offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Moto Z Play 32GB offers 5.5 inches, making Motorola Moto X Style 16GB the larger display of the two. Moto Z Play 32GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola Moto X Style 16GB's IPS LCD, making Moto Z Play 32GB the better display of the two.

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

Front Camera: Both Motorola Moto X Style 16GB and Moto Z Play 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 16GB offers 3000 mAh, making Moto Z Play 32GB better for longer battery life.

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

User Rating: Moto Z Play 32GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Motorola Moto X Style 16GB has a rating of 4.

Motorola Moto X Style 16GB

₹7,800

(Discontinued)

Moto Z Play 32GB

₹24,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

Release Date

14 Oct, 2015

17 Oct, 2016

Performance


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

Display


5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD	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


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

Storage

16 GB	32 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A	8.0/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Underwhelming rear camera
Fingerprint scanner is wonky

User Ratings

4/5

(10,467 ratings)

4.4/5

(26,564 ratings)

Video

2 More Videos

7 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Hexa Core, 1.8 GHz, ARM Cortex A57

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 418

Adreno 506

RAM

3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

515 ppi

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.2 %

69.63 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

153.9 mm

156.4 mm

Width

76.2 mm

76.4 mm

Thickness

11 mm

6.9 mm

Weight

179 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

Resolution

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

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0PureCel Sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels

4608 x 3456 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
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

3510 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes Turbo Power Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.1

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

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

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)

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 ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

N/A

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 Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

N/A

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)

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope