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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.
