Motorola Moto Z3 Play vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto Z3 Play
Motorola Moto Z3 Play Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer
Released · Jun 29, 2018
Released · Nov 01, 2022
6.0-inch · 2160x1080px
6.7-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 256GB
3000 mAh
4300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$500

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches
156.5 x 76.5 x 6.75 mm
6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches
162.9 x 76 x 9 mm
Weight
5.50 oz / 156.0 g 7.32 oz / 207.5 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash Yes; IP57
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Black

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.92% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 86.87% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 900 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm) MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
Kryo 260
Octa-core
2600 MHz
GPU
Adreno 509 Mali-G68 MC4
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/32GB
8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (12)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 4300 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 210.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
200 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.4"
Pixel size: 0.56 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) 8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71 1, 3, 5, 8, 19
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
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