Moto Z3 Play specs comparison versus OnePlus 6 and Galaxy S8: Is it worth $499?

by Peter Kostadinov

Jun 06, 2018, 8:35 AM

Moto Z3 Play specs comparison versus OnePlus 6 and Galaxy S8: Is it worth $499?

The Moto Z3 Play, the company's latest upper mid-range device, is now official. With a Snapdragon 636, 4GB of RAM, 6-inch 18:9 Super AMOLED display, a side-positioned fingerprint sensor, and portrait mode functionality available on both the front and the rear camera, the Moto Z3 Play is a phone that shouldn't be overlooked.

The Moto Z3 Play is among the first devices with a Snapdragon 636 to be available in the US. This chipset has been lauded as being quite power-efficient, which is always a plus in our book. Other notable devices that boast the Snapdragon 636 are the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro and the Asus ZenFone 5, but you will have a hard time getting either through official carrier channels.

The whole shebang is priced at $499, but is it worth the money? Well, let's actually compare it with two other devices which could be snatched for a similar price tag. Those would be the OnePlus 6, which costs $30 more, and the Galaxy S8, last year's Samsung flagship, which can be snatched below $550 these days, or even less.

Display

Size

5.8 inches

6.3 inches

6.0 inches

Technology

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen-to-body

84.26 %

83.81 %

77.92 %

Features

HDR video support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636

Processor

Octa-core, 2350 MHz, Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm

Octa-core, 2800 MHz, Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm

Octa-core, 1800 MHz, Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm

GPU

Adreno 540

Adreno 630

Adreno 509

RAM

4GB LPDDR4

8GB LPDDR4

4GB LPDDR4

Internal storage

64GB

256GB, not expandable

64GB

OS

Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Samsung One UI

Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo), OxygenOS UI

Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity

3000 mAh

3300 mAh

3000 mAh

Charging

Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

OnePlus Dash Charge

Motorola TurboPower

Talk time

30.00 hours

24.00 hours

Stand-by time

13.4 days (321 hours)

12.5 days (299 hours)

Internet use

3G: 12 hours; LTE: 14 hours; Wi-Fi: 14 hours

Music playback

88.00 hours

80.00 hours

Video playback

17.00 hours

13.00 hours

Camera

Rear

Single camera

Dual camera

Main camera

12 MP (OIS, PDAF)

16 MP (OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor)

12 MP (PDAF)

Specifications

Aperture size: F1.7; Focal length: 26 mm; Sensor size: 1/2.55"; Pixel size: 1.4 μm

Aperture size: F1.7; Focal length: 25 mm; Sensor size: 1/2.6"; Pixel size: 1.22 μm

Aperture size: F1.7; Sensor size: 1/2.55"; Pixel size: 1.4 μm

Second camera

20 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor)

5 MP (Depth information)

Specifications

Aperture size: F1.7; Focal Length: 25 mm; Sensor size: 1/2.8"; Pixel size: 1 μm

Video recording

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 2560x1440 (QHD), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

Features

HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing

Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing

Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing