Motorola Moto Z Play Reivew, Pricing & Specification

Motorola Moto Z Play, a lower speced version of Motorola Moto Z Force was launched in August 2016. Yhe Moto Z Play trimmed down the hardware but beefed up the battery, retained the Moto Mod feature on a cheaper price. It also holds its own in the hardware department, boasting solid overall performance, a long-lasting battery, and a sharp camera capable of recording 4K video.

The phone comes with a 5.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels at a PPI of 403 pixels per inch.

The Motorola Moto Z Play is powered by 2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor and it comes with 3GB of RAM. The phone packs 32GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 2TB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Motorola Moto Z Play packs a 16-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 5-megapixel front shooter for selfies.

The Motorola Moto Z Play runs Android 6.0.1 and is powered by a 3510mAh non removable battery. It measures 156.40 x 76.40 x 6.99 (height x width x thickness) and weigh 165.00 grams.

Motorola Moto Z Play Full Specification:

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
NETWORK

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)
	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 (~69.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PLATFORM	OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), 7.0 (Nougat), planned upgrade to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
	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)
MEMORY	Internal	32 GB, 3 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection and laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash,check quality
	Features	1.3 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, Auto-HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, check quality
	Secondary	5 MP, f/2.2, 1.4 µm pixel size, 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
	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
	Java	No
		– 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
BATTERY

MISC	Colors	Black/Silver/Black Slate, White/Fine Gold/Sugar White
MISC	Price	About 350 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

Pricing:

New Phone: available in Rs 40,000-42000/-

Used Phone: available in Rs 24500/-

Turbo Power 30 Charger available in Rs 1500/-

Moto Z Play is the slightly thicker, long-lasting and more affordable smartphone with creative modular accessories, and it’s proof that Motorola is committed to the idea of a customizable phone.

You can snap on a bunch of different mods – from stylish battery packs to a mini boom box, to a head-turning pico projector – all with the help of magnets.