Motorola Moto Z Play vs Motorola Moto E Dual SIM (2nd gen) Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto Z Play

Motorola Moto Z Play

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Motorola Moto E Dual SIM (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto E Dual SIM (2nd gen)

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Motorola Moto Z Play or Motorola Moto E Dual SIM (2nd gen) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto Z Play Motorola Moto E Dual SIM (2nd gen)
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Release date 2016, August 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.4 x 76.4 x 7 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 3.01 in 129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm | 5.11 x 5.11 x 2.63 in
Weight 165 g | 5.82 oz 145 g | 5.11 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Black/Silver/Black Slate, White/Fine Gold/Sugar White Black, White
Battery 3510 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2390 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 220 EUR 100 EUR
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 4.5" in
Screen area 82.6 cm2 55.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.1% 64.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 540 x 960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 245 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/2.0, 1.3µm, PDAF & laser AF -5 MP, AF, f/2.2
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 480p@30fps (3G), 720p@30fps (4G)
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 1/4'', 1.4µm VGA
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) - Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - LTE model
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - 3G model
-Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - LTE model
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 302 - 3G model
Adreno 306 - LTE model
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

GeekBench 5 Single Core 148
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 597
GeekBench 4 Single Core 822
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3801
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2832

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / 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
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - USA 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700) - Europe
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1506, XT1521
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 28(700), 40(2300) - XT1521
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, magnetic connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- Fast battery charging
- Splash and dust resistant
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Moto Z Play Droid in USA

- Also known as: Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 3G XT1506 Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G XT1521

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