Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto X Play vs Motorola Moto X Style vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Samsung
Announced July 2015 July 2015 December 2015
Status Available - August 2015 Available - September 2015 Available - February 2016
Price Rs. 15,499 ($227.93) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,999 ($397.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black lens/Dark Gray Frame and accents/ Black Soft Feel Inlay Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148 x 75 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 in)
153.9 x 76.2 x 11.1 mm
(6.06 x 3 x 0.44 in)
151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1562 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500) - XT1562 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 28(700), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP52 Certified: Water Repellant Nano-coating - IP52 Certified: Water Repellant Nano-coating - Corning Gorilla Glass 4

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
Exynos 7580 Octa
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 418 Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/32/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.21% 76.46% 74.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 21 MP, 5248 x 3936 21 MP, 5248 x 3936 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR Phase Detection, Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, LED flash [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Battery Non-removable Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3630 mAh 3000 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 78 h
Talk Time Up to 48 h - Up to 17 h (3G)