Moto Z Play review: Three-day battery champion with Moto Mods.
The endurance Mod.
Moto Z Play was the battery king of the Moto Z line — the efficient Snapdragon 625 and 3510 mAh cell delivered two to three days of real use, while keeping Moto Mods compatibility at an affordable $449.
01Display
78/100At 78/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2016 — 11 points above the cohort average.
02Camera
66/100At 66/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among mid-range phones of 2016 — 6 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
62/10062/100 puts it above the 56-point average for mid-range phones of 2016.
04Battery
88/100At 88/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among mid-range phones of 2016 — 21 points above the cohort average.
05Build
74/10074/100 puts it above the 68-point average for mid-range phones of 2016.
- Legendary battery life — easily two to three days
- Affordable Moto Mods entry point
- AMOLED + 3.5 mm jack
- Snapdragon 625 modest
- Glass back attracts fingerprints
- Camera average in low light
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 47-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .