Moto Z Play with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, Moto Mods support announced


Moto Z Play

Moto Z Play, the company’s latest mid-range Moto Z series smartphone just went official. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 SoC and runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow). It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, laser autofocus, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash.

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It has support for Moto Mods, similar to the other Moto Z smartphones. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the front.

Moto Z Play specifications

  • 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, 403ppi
  • 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 processor with Adreno 506 GPU
  • 3GB RAM, 32GB / 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
  • Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
  • Single Nano-SIM / Dual SIM
  • 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, Laser Autofocus, PDAF, 1.3um pixel, f/2.0 aperture
  • 5MP front-facing camera, Wide-Angle lens, LED flash
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Front-ported loudspeaker,3-mic support
  • Dimensions: 156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99mm; Weight: 165g
  • Moto Mods connector, Water repellent nano-coating, 3.5mm audio jack
  • 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.0 LE, NFC, USB Type-C port
  • 3510mAh battery with Turbo charging

The Moto Z Play comes in Black,Silver,Black Slate, White, Fine Gold and Sugar White colors, is priced at US $449.99 (Rs. 30,123 approx.) and available globally beginning in September. In Europe it will be available for 499 Euros. In the US it will be available on Motorola.com and Verizon as Moto Z Play Droid Edition for $408 ($17/month) on September 8.


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