Motorola Moto Z Play

Released 2016, September
165g, 7mm thickness
Android 6.0.1
32GB storage, microSD card slot
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5.5"
1080x1920 pixels
16MP
2160p
3GB RAM
Snapdragon 625
3510mAh
Li-Ion

Also known as Motorola Moto Z Play Droid in USA

Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	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
	Speed	HSPA, LTE
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

Launch	Announced	2016, August
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2016, September

Body	Dimensions	156.4 x 76.4 x 7 mm (6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 in)
	Weight	165 g (5.82 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass, aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- Splash and dust resistant

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.5 inches, 82.6 cm² (~69.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
	CPU	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Adreno 506

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	16 MP (f/2.0, 1.3µm), PDAF & laser AF, dual-LED dual-tone flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, Auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, check quality
	Secondary	5 MP (f/2.2, 1.4µm), LED flash, 1080p

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, magnetic connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
		- Fast battery charging - MP3/AAC+/WAV/Flac player - MP4/H.264 player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 3510 mAh battery

Misc	Colors	Black/Silver/Black Slate, White/Fine Gold/Sugar White
	Price	About 290 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1226 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1031 Basemark X: 10401
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.526 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Audio quality	Noise-93.0dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 100h

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Motorola Moto Z Play - user opinions and reviews

Irek
sfG
16 Jul 2018

No issues with XT1635-02 variant, not sure about others. If you get it, factory reset and don't install any silly apps just what is needed. I use mostly F-Droid apps and some Google apps, VLC, Netflix, etc work fine. If the phone was well cared for, ...

irek
sfG
16 Jul 2018

XT1635-02 variant upgraded to 8.0 with no issues. Most people who complain probably have some incompatible app that is causing issues. I have two of them (my partner the other one) and both work identical with super awesome battery life and decent pe...

Al-Aqsa Lover
DhL
16 Jul 2018

Where are you from? So do you advise me Not to update? I am still on 7.1 Nougat.