Motorola Z3 Play
Motorola has been steadily launching devices that are able to match up to the other companies and their devices. The new Motorola Z3 Play is one such new generation device which conforms to the market demands. The Motorola Z3 Play is available for about 20000 Rupees.
The Motorola Z3 Play has a 6.01 inches of Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen and has a screen resolution of about 1080 x 2160 pixels with a pixel density of 402 ppi. The colors on this device are clear and you find them to be natural and crisp. The sunlight viewing angles are good and turning up the brightness helps in reading the display easily even in bright sunlight.
The cameras on the Motorola devices are good and they take a very good picture. The Motorola Z3 Play has a dual camera setup in the rear, a 12 MP lens with an aperture size of f/1.7 and a 5 MP lens with a depth sensor to give the images a bokeh effect in portrait mode. The front camera has a 8 MP lens with an aperture size of f/2.0. Pictures snapped from these cameras are good and you can easily share them on social media platforms with your friends. The Super AMOLED screen helps in viewing the images at their best attributes when zoomed and enjoy the experience of a 1080p resolution.
The Motorola Z3 Play is powered by Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 chipset with Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 processors and Adreno 509 graphics chipset. The device runs on the Android v8.0 Oreo GO Edition. The device has 3/4 GB RAM with 32/64 GB of internal storage and 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage for the brazil market device and 1 TB of expandable memory using a MicroSD card on all variants. You can easily run heavy apps and games on the device including PUBG, Asphalt or video editing apps and not worry about any lag. The fingerprint sensor is side mounted instead of being rear mounted like most phones. There is also a magnetic connector for motorola mods.
The Motorola Z3 Play has a 3000 mAh Lithium-Polymer battery and there is 15W fast charging functionality which is to be expected on such a device. It comes with a fast charger in the box. The device is able to sustain for a day and a half before running out of juice with average usage. It goes from 0-100 in about 2 hours with the fast charger and about 50% in 30 minutes.
The Motorola Z3 Play comes in Deep Indigo and Onyx Black (128/6GB only) color.
SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
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Motorola Z3 Play |
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Form factor |
CandyBar |
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Release Date |
June 2018 |
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Package Contents |
Handset with Built-in Battery, Travel Adapter, USB Cable, Headset, Start Guide |
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Price Group |
Budget Range (10000 - 20000) |
BODY
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Motorola Z3 Play |
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Material |
Main body: Front/Back Glass (Gorilla Glass 3), Aluminum Frame (6000 Series) |
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Dimensions |
156.5 x 76.5 x 6.8 mm (6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 in) |
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Weight |
156 g (5.50 oz) |
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SIM |
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
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Screen size (Diagonal) |
6.01 inches |
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Colors |
Deep Indigo, Onyx Black (128/6GB only) |
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Keys |
Right - Lock/Unlock key, Volume control |
DISPLAY
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Factors |
Motorola Z3 Play |
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Resolution |
1080 x 2160 pixels |
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Pixels per inch |
402 ppi |
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Technology |
Super AMOLED |
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Touch |
Capacitive, Multitouch |
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Features |
Sunlight display Night display Supports standard display Light sensor Proximity sensor Always-on display |
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Colors |
16 Million |
CAMERA
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Factors |
Motorola Z3 Play |
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Primary(Rear) Camera(s) + Aperture Size Focus Flashlight |
12 MP, f/1.7 + 5 MP, depth sensor Autofocus Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama |
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Features |
Digital zoom geo-tagging touch focus Face detection Smile detection |
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Video |
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps |
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Video features |
Video Sharing Video calling |
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Secondary(Front) + Aperture Size Video |
8 MP, f/2.0 1080p@30fps |
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Features (Front Camera) |
Selfie countdown Face recognition Group shots Mirror |
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Shooting Modes |
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Panorama |
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Settings |
Exposure compensation ISO control White balance presets |
SOFTWARE, PERFORMANCE AND STORAGE
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Factors |
Motorola Z3 Play |
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OS |
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Skin - |
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Chipset |
Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm) |
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Processor |
Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 |
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Graphics processor |
Adreno 509 |
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System memory |
4 GB RAM or 6 GB RAM (Brazil Only) |
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Internal memory |
32/64 GB or 128 GB |
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Card Slot |
microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) |
BATTERY
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Factors |
Motorola Z3 Play |
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Capacity |
3000 mAh |
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Type |
Not User replaceable, Li – Po |
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Fast Charge |
Fast battery charging 15W |
MULTIMEDIA
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Factors |
Motorola Z3 Play |
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Mirroring |
DLNA, Wireless screen share |
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Music player Filter by Features Supported formats |
Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists Album art cover, Background playback, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI |
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Video Playback Supported Formats |
MPEG4, H.263, H.264 |
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Speakers |
Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
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Headphones connector |
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
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Radio |
Yes |
CELLULAR
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Factors |
Motorola Z3 Play |
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Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
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2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
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3G Network |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
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4G Network |
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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Data |
LTE, HSPA |
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No. of SIMs |
1 |
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Card Slots |
Nano SIM(GSM) |
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VoLTE |
Yes |
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EDGE |
Yes |
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GPRS |
Yes |
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Supports 4G in India (Band 40) |
Yes |
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IR port |
No |
PHONE FEATURES
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Motorola Z3 Play |
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Sensors |
Fingerprint Sensor (Side Mounted) Accelerometer Proximity Compass Ambient Light Sensor Gyroscope |
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Notifications |
Haptic feedback Music ringtones (MP3) Vibration, Flight mode Silent mode Speakerphone |
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Messaging |
SMS(threaded view) MMS |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
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IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
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Instant messaging |
Hangouts / Google Talk |
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Java |
No |
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Other features |
XviD/MP4/H.265 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/ Document editor Voice dialing Voice commands Voice recording |
CONNECTIVITY
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Factors |
Motorola Z3 Play |
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Bluetooth |
v5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX |
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Navigation |
Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation |
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GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
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Infrared port |
No |
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Radio |
Yes |
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Wi-Fi |
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
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Wi-Fi Direct |
Yes |
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Mobile hotspot |
Yes |
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NFC |
Yes |
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USB Connector Features |
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Mass storage device, USB charging |
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Charging connector |
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
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Other |
Tethering Computer sync OTA sync |
PROS –
6.01 inch Super AMOLED display.
Average screen to body ratio that is approximately 77.9%.
402 ppi pixel density.
Good Neat design
Camera Pictures are okay.
3000 mAh battery.
CONS –
Low light camera pictures show noise and lack of detail.
No 3.5mm headphone jack.
The Motorola Z3 Play is a good device that has some of the best features and specifications for the mid level price range segment.
The cameras take decent images. The color reproduction is good but could be better. The pictures are good enough to share on social media platforms.
The device has a 3000mAh battery that lasts you for almost a day and a half which is good and the device takes somewhere around 2 hours to fully charge from 0 to 100 with the 15W fast charger.
The device is good for the mid price range segment and you should buy this phone with some offer on the market.
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