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Motorola Moto Z Play

Motorola Moto Z Play
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  • Released 2016, September
    165g, 7mm thickness
    Android 6.0.1, up to Android 8.0
    32GB storage, microSDXC
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  • 5.5"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 16MP
    2160p
  • 3GB RAM
    Snapdragon 625
  • 3510mAh
    Li-Ion
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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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 28, 38, 40 - USA
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41 - India
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 28 - Europe
Speed HSPA, LTE
Launch Announced 2016, August. Released 2016, September
Status Discontinued
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 Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 Splash and dust resistant
Display Type Super AMOLED
Size 5.5 inches, 82.6 cm2 (~69.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 506
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera Single 16 MP, f/2.0, 1.3µm, PDAF, Laser AF
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Selfie camera Single 5 MP, f/2.2, 1/4", 1.4µm
Features LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C, magnetic connector
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 Moto Mods snap-on accessories
Battery Type Li-Ion 3510 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Misc Colors Black/Silver/Black Slate, White/Fine Gold/Sugar White
Models XT1635-02, XT1635-01, XT1635-03
SAR 1.45 W/kg (head)     1.15 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.40 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)    
Price About 220 EUR
Tests Performance GFXBench: 3.7fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
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

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  • Anonymous
  • gN%
  • 26 May 2023

First unlock its boot loader then Root it by install twrp recovery then install most stable custom rom like LinageOS its android 11 based download it from its official site you may also need to install gapps without this gapps you cannt install any a...

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  • Anonymous
  • Kxb
  • 16 Apr 2023

This is the best moto phone.. I bought it in Nov 2016 and still running good in April 2023... This was the masterpiece created by moto...

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  • Dbach
  • Mgv
  • 01 Apr 2023

I too have loved this phone. Family members including kids have gone thru numerous phones. Current service/coverage is causing me to reasearch phones if I switch carriers and found this site. Will be looking at another Motorola.

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  • Motorola and iFixit team up to let you repair your Moto phone easily 24 Oct 2018
  • Verizon's Moto Z Play Droid Edition is now receiving Android 8.0 Oreo update 04 Jul 2018
  • Oreo for Motorola Moto Z Play begins rolling out in US 26 May 2018
  • Moto Z Play receives Android 8.0 Oreo update in India 19 Apr 2018

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