The Moto X Play is the balancing act between the Moto G and Moto X Style with a tendency to aim high instead of settle for less. At 5.5 inches in diagonal its display still puts it in phablet territory, leaving the Moto G( 3rd gen) to cater to compact phone lovers. It’s a FullHD panel too, striking the obvious reasonable compromise between sharpness and battery life.
And battery life is one area, where the Moto X Play should excel - it has a huge 3, 630mAh cell, with support for fast charging too, though a TurboCharger has sadly been omitted from the bundle.
The Moto X Play comes with the much-hyped new 21MP camera from the flagship, complete with phase detection autofocus and a dual-LED flash too. What it lacks is 4K video capture - the Snapdragon 615 that powers the Play caps recording at 1080p. Qualcomm’s ubiquitous midrange chip is coupled with 2GB of RAM and 16GB or 32GB of built-in storage - run-of-the-mill specs in the segment.
One of the coolest features of the Moto X Play is customizability. You can choose from close to 200 color combinations between the front panel, back cover, frame and camera accent, and sport the look that best fits your style. That is, if you’re in one of the few lucky countries where the Motomaker is available.