Motorola Moto Z Play vs. Sony XPERIA Pro-I

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Motorola Moto Z Play and Sony XPERIA Pro-I. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Motorola Moto Z Play vs. Sony XPERIA Pro-I Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Motorola Moto Z Play Sony XPERIA Pro-I
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.4 mm 166 mm Sony XPERIA Pro-I has greater height than Motorola Moto Z Play.
Width 76.4 mm 72 mm Motorola Moto Z Play has greater width than Sony XPERIA Pro-I.
Depth 6.99 mm 8.9 mm Motorola Moto Z Play is narrower than Motorola Moto Z Play.
Weight 161 g 211 g Motorola Moto Z Play is lighter than Motorola Moto Z Play.
Body Colour White | Black | Black/silver | White/fine gold Frosted black
Body Material - Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Protection Splashproof Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Sony XPERIA Pro-I is waterproof.
IP rating - IPX8, IPX5, IP6X
SAR Value 0.396 W/kg 0.71 W/kg (body), 0.73 W/kg (head), 1.58 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Moto Mods
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Motorola Moto Z Play Sony XPERIA Pro-I
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.5" Sony XPERIA Pro-I has larger screen size than Motorola Moto Z Play.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 3840 x 1644 pixels Sony XPERIA Pro-I has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto Z Play.
Display Format Full HD 4K
Pixel Density 403 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 21:9
HDR - Yes Sony XPERIA Pro-I has HDR.
Display Enhancement Technology - Motion Blur Reduction 240Hz
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features - Creator mode powered by CineAlta, X1 for mobile image processing engine, 10 bit tonal gradation, Illuminant D65 White point, 100% DCI-P3
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Motorola Moto Z Play Sony XPERIA Pro-I
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.84 GHz Sony XPERIA Pro-I has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto Z Play.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Motorola Moto Z Play has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 506 -
MEMORY Motorola Moto Z Play Sony XPERIA Pro-I
RAM 3 GB 12 GB Sony XPERIA Pro-I has more RAM than Motorola Moto Z Play.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 512 GB Sony XPERIA Pro-I has more internal memory than Motorola Moto Z Play.
Memory Interface - UFS
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Motorola Moto Z Play Sony XPERIA Pro-I
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Motorola Moto Z Play has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA Pro-I.
Sensor Size - 1"
Sensor Type - Exmor RS CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.0 and f/4.0 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Field of View (FoV) - 85 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 2.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Sony XPERIA Pro-I has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 24 mm
Digital Zoom 4x -
Special Effects - HDR, Bokeh effect
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama Slow motion video, SteadyShot, Intelligent Active Mode, Videography Pro, Creator mode
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p), 1280 x 720 (720p), 3840 x 2160 (4K) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 25 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Carl Zeiss optic, Object tracking, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), shutter button, Anti-distortion shutter, Stereo Recording, EIS video stabilisation, BIONZ X for mobile, Eye Autofocus, ZEISS T Coating, up to 20 fps AF/AE, up to 60 times per second continuous AF / AE calculation, Real-time Eye AF for humans and animals, 3D iToF sensor, RGB-IR, Cinematography Pro powered by CineAlta, Intelligent wind filter, Hybrid OIS/EIS video stabilisation, RAW photo output, Dual Aperture, 5-Axis Stabilisation, Real-Time Tracking, AI Super Resolution Zoom, Photography Pro, Optical SteadyShot with FlawlessEye, MFNR-Multi Frame Noise Reduction, ZEISS Tessar T* Lens, 12bit RAW for smooth colour gradation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.9"
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) - Exmor RS CMOS
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 48 degree(s)
Minimum Focal Length (2nd Camera) - 50 mm
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) - 1/2.5"
Sensor Name (3rd Camera) - Sony Exmor RS sensor
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 124 degree(s)
Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) - 16 mm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Sony XPERIA Pro-I has better front camera resolution than Motorola Moto Z Play.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/4"
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Sony XPERIA Pro-I has better front lens aperture than Motorola Moto Z Play.
Field of View (Front) - 78 degree(s)
Special Effects (Front) Beauty effect HDR
Camera Modes (Front) Night mode, Professional mode SteadyShot, Intelligent Active Mode, Selfie portrait
Light Source (Front) LED flash Display flash
Camera Features (Front) - Hand Shutter
BATTERY AND CHARGING Motorola Moto Z Play Sony XPERIA Pro-I
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3510 mAh 4500 mAh Sony XPERIA Pro-I has larger battery capacity than Motorola Moto Z Play.
Fast Charging Technology - Xperia-Adaptive Charging, Power Delivery Sony XPERIA Pro-I has fast charging technology.
Run Time Details Mixed usage: up to 50 hrs -
CELLULAR Motorola Moto Z Play Sony XPERIA Pro-I
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Sony XPERIA Pro-I has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 11
Navigation A-GPS A-GPS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, A-GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Motorola Moto Z Play Sony XPERIA Pro-I
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 13 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 46, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 700c FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11ac/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Motorola Moto Z Play Sony XPERIA Pro-I
Supported Digital Audio Standards - PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, DSD, LDAC, ALAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD, Dolby Atmos, Dolby-AC4, 360 Reality Audio Music Format
Supported Digital Video Standards - MPEG-4, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, H.265, AV1
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, DSEE Ultimate, 360 Reality Audio, 360 Reality Audio hardware decoding, 360 Spatial Sound
FEATURES Motorola Moto Z Play Sony XPERIA Pro-I
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, magnetometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor -
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features TurboPower technology TTY compatible, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), multitasking, Multi Window, PS Remote PLAY, Battery Care, One Hand Mode, STAMINA Mode, TalkBack, Dynamic vibration system, Game Enhancer, DUALSHOCK 4 control compatibility, Google Cast, Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming, dual stereo speakers, Side sense menu
OTHERS Motorola Moto Z Play Sony XPERIA Pro-I
Included Accessories Power adapter -
Compliant Standards - IPX5, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible), IPX8, IP6X, ITU-R BT.2020
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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