Motorola Moto Z3 Play vs Motorola Moto X4 Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto Z3 Play

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Motorola Moto X4

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Motorola Moto Z3 Play or Motorola Moto X4 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto Z3 Play Motorola Moto X4
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Release date 2018, June 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.8 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 3.01 in 148.4 x 73.4 x 8 mm | 5.84 x 5.84 x 2.89 in
Weight 156 g | 5.5 oz 163 g | 5.75 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame (6000 series) Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Deep Indigo, Onyx Black (128/6GB only) Super Black, Sterling Blue
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.01" in 5.2" in
Screen area 93.2 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.9% 68.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.7, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-5 MP, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm, no AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps,
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 24mm (wide), 1.12µm 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1'', 1.0µm
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm) - Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 509 Adreno 508
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM (Brazil only) 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 103403
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 195
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 836
GeekBench 5 Single Core 176
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 981
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1299 863
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4851 4077
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3754

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat13 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, magnetic connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX (5.0 after SW update)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 15W
- Splash and dust resistant

- Fast battery charging (15W)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: XT1900-1 (Canada, USA); XT1900-2 (India, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand); XT1900-4 (LATAM); XT1900-5/7 (Europe); XT1900-6 (Brazil). Also known as Motorola Moto X (4th gen.)

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