Moto X Style vs. Moto X Play: Specs comparison

BY Ben Patterson

Published 28 Jul 2015

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Earlier today, Motorola unveiled not one, but two different variants of the Moto X: the Moto X Style and the Moto X Play. Both phones feature a great 21MP camera, Turbo Charging and Motorola’s usual array of apps.

Visually, the phones look largely the same as well, except for the difference in their screen sizes. However, underneath the handsets are very different from each other. Check out our specs comparison of the devices below to find out the differences between both devices yourself.

Basis of difference Moto X Style Moto X Play
Dimensions 153.9 x 76.2 x 6.1-11.6mm 148 x 75 x 8.9-10.9mm
Weight 179g 169g
Display 5.7-inch LCD TFT 5.5-inch LCD TFT
Quad HD (1440 x 2560) resolution 1080p Full HD resolution
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
520ppi 403 ppi
Chipset Snapdragon 808 Snapdragon 615 chipset
64-bit hexa-core chipset clocked at 1.8GHz Octa-core processor clocked at 1.7GHz
Adreno 418 GPU Adreno 405 GPU
RAM 3GB 2GB
Storage 16/32/64GB 16/32GB
microSD card slot microSD card
Camera Rear: Rear:
21MP with f/2.0 aperture 21MP with F/2.0 aperture
Dual Color CCT Flash Dual Color CCT Flash
Quick Launch Quick Launch
Phase Detection Auto Focus
4K video recording
Front: Front:
5MP with wide-angle lens 5MP
f/2.0 aperture
1.4u pixels
Front-facing flash
Connectivity Wi-Fi g/n/ac Wi-Fi b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.0 LE
NFC NFC
GPS GPS
Single ‘Pure’ SKU’ supporting LTE across all the carriers in the United States LTE
Battery 3000mAh 3,630mAh
Software Android 5.1.1 Lollipop Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
Software features Moto Display Moto Display
Moto Assist Moto Assist
Moto Voice
No bloatware No bloatware
Others Front-facing stereo speakers Front-facing mono speaker
Front facing Stereo speakers with Smartboost Front-facing mono speaker
Nano-SIM Nano SIM
Turbo 25 Charging Turbo 15 Charging
Water repellent nano coating Water repellent nano coating

The Moto X Style will be available for only $399 in the United States from September, while the Moto X Play is likely going to cost somewhere around $300. The handset will be launching across 55 countries in August this year, though it won’t be releasing in the US.