Motorola Moto Z Play vs Sony Xperia 1 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2016	Feb 25, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$950

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches 156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99 mm	6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches 167 x 72 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	6.28 oz / 178.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, White	Black, Gray, Purple, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.71% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 82.22% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	P-OLED, HDR, 400 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 640
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3510 mAh	3330 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.3 μm	12 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (24 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)	8 MP (OIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 25, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

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