Phone Comparison - Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE vs Motorola Moto Z vs Motorola Moto Z Play

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Motorola
Announced July 2012 June 2016 August 2016
Status Available - August 2012 Available - September 2016 Coming Soon - September 2016
Price - Rs. 39,999 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,999 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm
(4.98 x 2.6 x 0.54 in)
153.3 x 75.3 x 5.2 mm
(6.04 x 2.96 x 0.2 in)
156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99 mm
(6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 in)
Weight 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz) 136g (4.8oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE 1900 LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Frame
- MotoMods
- Fingerprint Sensor
- MotoMods

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Quad-core 2.2 GHz , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU - Adreno 530 GPU Adreno 506
RAM 1 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 32/64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (535 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.12% 71.98% 69.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio No FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, f/1.8 16 MP
Flash LED flash Yes, Dual-tone Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Laser Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, 1/2.8" Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, HD [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1785 mAh 2600 mAh battery 3510 mAh
Stand by Up to 220 h - -
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min - -