HWM Singapore — May 2017

The Moto Z Play is the more a΍ ordable

version of the ȵ agship Moto Z. It’s

aesthetically similar, (which is great for

folks who value a premium appearance

at a lower priced tier), and they share the

same aluminum frame, though the Moto

Z Play uses a plastic back instead. Despite

the di΍ erence in materials, the Z Play still

exudes a reȴ ned look.

The key feature of the Moto Z Play is its

compatibility with the proprietary Moto

Mods attachments.

The Moto Z Play uses a Super AMOLED

Full HD (1,920 x 1,080 pixels resolution)

display that’s 5.5 inches wide. The

display comes with Standard and Vibrant

mode options, which can be adjusted

as required in the Settings menu.

Vibrant mode was selected by default,

and it gives the Z Play a warm color

temperature that’s commonly found in

Super AMOLED displays.

The Moto Z Play comes with a

16-megapixel rear camera with an f/2.0

aperture lens and 1.3-Ɖm pixel size on its

sensor. Like the Moto Z, it has a color-

balancing Dual LED ȵ ash, but it lacks the

OIS found on its ȵ agship counterpart.

Images captured by the Moto Z Play had

noticeably vibrant colors. Most notable

is a strong presence of white which does

stand out a little awkwardly, but it didn’t

overexpose the images.

Here’s where it gets good. The

3,510mAh battery capacity isn’t just

a meaningless number. Repeated

testing showed that the Moto Z Play

has a surprisingly long uptime of 18.5

hours. If a dying phone is one of your

main grouses, the Moto Z Play should

rank highest as your ideal device. Moto

also has one of the cleanest Android

interfaces outside of a Google branded

phone. In fact, by the time you read this,

the Moto Z Play would be one of the few

phones launched in 2016 with an oɝ cial

Android 7.0 (Nougat) upgrade rolled out.

Of course, when you factor in price,

the Moto Z Play seems like a less practical

investment, especially considering that

the optional Moto Mods are rather

expensive too for what they do.

MOTO Z PLAY

Like its premium counterpart, you
can apply the same Moto Mods
attachments to Z Play’s rear.

Impressive ba‚ ery

life.

Scary price tag once

you start shopping for

Moto Mods.

AT A GLANCE

OPERATING SYSTEM

Android 6.0 OS

(Marshmallow)

DISPLAY

5 .5-inch / 1,920 x

1,080pixels / Super

AMOLED

PROCESSOR

Qualcomm

Snapdragon 625

BATTERY

3,510mAh

PRICE

$ 699

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