Motorola has just unveiled the new Moto Z3 Play. The
phone comes just one year after the Moto Z2 Play and pioneers the new Z3
series. The Z3 Play, just like the previous Z phones, is built around the Moto
Mods concept. This means it accepts all existing Moto Mods and as such is
rather limited when it comes to design. The Z3 Play has a thin aluminium frame
and Gorilla Glass 3 panels for both the front and the back.
While the Moto Z3 Play is keeping the same footprint
as the Z and Z2, the maker still managed to put a taller 6" Super AMOLED
screen of 1,080 x 2,160 pixels. The bezels are trimmed significantly,
especially around the chin, and that's why the fingerprint sensor has been
moved to the left side - just like on the Xperia bunch a while back.
The Z3 Play runs Snapdragon 636 chipset - a welcome
improvement over the 626 chip. There is new processor with eight Kryo 260 cores
and a new Adreno 509 GPU. And now both the 32GB and 64GB models will come with
4 gigs of RAM.
The camera department has got an upgrade. The
main camera at the back keeps the 12MP sensor, once again sitting behind f/1.7
lens, but also receives a secondary 5MP snapper to help with those trendy
background effects. Dual-Pixel autofocus is available, as well as the dual-tone
LED flash.
The selfie imager is now an 8MP one behind f/2.0
lens, but it has lost the LED flash. You can use the screen as night light
instead, so it's not a total loss. Another thing that has gone since the Z2
Play is the audio jack. You'll get an adapter in the box, though.
The Moto Z3 Play has a 3,000 mAh battery inside its
thin body and it supports TurboPower 15W charging. The Z3 Play runs on Android
Oreo with all Moto perks available - Moto Display, Actions, Camera, among
others.
Motorola is launching the Z3 Play in Brazil today
for R$ 2,299. The US will get it soon - the Moto Z3 Play will be bundled there
with the Battery Mod and will cost US$ 499 for the unlocked version. More pricing
and availability is yet to be announced, but the phone will be hitting the
shelves worldwide in the next couple of weeks.
