Motorola Moto Z3 Play vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Motorola Moto Z3 Play

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
LTE speed

LTE

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/rear glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame (6000 series)

-
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

156.5 mm

146.1 mm
Width

76.5 mm

71.4 mm
Thickness

6.8 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

156 g

157 g
Waterproof

-

1.5 m and 30 minutes
Splash resistant

Yes

-
Dust proof

Yes

Yes
Colors

Deep Indigo

Black Sky, Blue Mist, Gold Sand, Peach Cloud

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.01 inches

5.2 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2160 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

402 ppi

424 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

-
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7 , 1.4 µm

16 MP, f/1.9 , 27 mm
5 MP
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

-
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

dual pixel phase detection autofocus

autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Camera features

Auto-HDR, Geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C reversible connector
USB connector

magnetic connector

-
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

-

No
Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity