Featuring a smart dual-rear camera system, the moto Z3 Play 64GB Smartphone from Motorola lets you take stunning photos and add a whole new dimension to your web searches. The 12MP low-light sensor and 5MP depth sensor come together with a variety of photo modes to give you creative results. Using Google Lens, you can search the web by photo. Take a picture of what you want to know more about, and Google Lens will tell you. You can even use it to scan or translate text. On the front, you get an 8MP camera with a wide-angle lens that lets you more easily snap group selfies.
The Z3 Play sports a nearly borderless, edge-to-edge, 6" Full HD Super AMOLED display. With OLED technology, your streaming videos and games will pop with more vivid colors and deep, rich blacks. The screen also boasts a Max Vision 18:9 aspect ratio that minimizes scrolling, letting you see more of your apps and webpages at once.
Running the Android 8.1 Oreo operating system, this phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 1.8 GHz Octa-Core processor and 4GB of RAM. You can store your apps, Cinemagraphs, timelapse videos, and slow-mo clips on 64GB of built-in storage, which can be expanded via an (optional) microSD card up to 400GB in size.
This phone is unlocked and compatible with GSM+CDMA/4G LTE networks. Connect to the internet and other devices with built-in 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4+5 GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0. The moto Z3 Play also supports NFC technology for making phone-to-phone data transfers or mobile payments.
Android 8.1 Oreo
The Android operating system integrates heavily with Google's services. Using the card-based Google Now, Android quickly surfaces information for you whenever you need it, powered by the same Knowledge Engine that runs Google's web search. It's a personalized and customizable OS, allowing you to add your favorite apps or widgets to your home screen. You can even download new themes using the Google Play Store, which offers access to millions of apps, games, books, music, movies, and more. Android 8.0 Oreo adds major productivity and security capabilities to the operating system. They've introduced Google Play Protect, which scans apps on your phone to detect harmful behavior. With the touch of the Home button, continue to work in apps while watching active videos in Picture-in-Picture mode. Other features include, faster boot speed, automatically turning on Wi-Fi when near saved networks, limiting background activity for little used apps, notification snoozing, smart text selection, and more.
GSM + CDMA / 4G LTE Wireless Connectivity
This phone is designed to work on select GSM and CDMA networks and is 4G LTE capable. LTE is an advanced cellular network data protocol capable of data speeds so fast that they compete with wired broadband Internet providers. With an LTE connection, this phone should have no problem streaming HD video, downloading apps, uploading photos, or anything else that requires a high-speed data connection. The phone is also backwards compatible with 3G and 2G data for instances when you can't get LTE. In addition to cellular wireless, this phone also features Bluetooth, NFC, and Wi-Fi connectivity.
Note: Not compatible with all cellular networks. Please make sure your provider uses a frequency or band that this phone supports, and that they will allow you to used carrier unlocked phones. You can check which bands this phone works within the Specifications.
Note: Not compatible with all cellular networks. Please make sure your provider uses a frequency or band that this phone supports, and that they will allow you to used carrier unlocked phones. You can check which bands this phone works within the Specifications.
North American Variant / US Compatible LTE
The moto Z3 Play is a US variant. The moto Z3 Play's LTE radio is tuned to frequencies that are most often used in the United States and North America. It can also be used in other parts of the world; however, LTE access may be limited or unsupported, depending on the network. To ensure this phone will work with your carrier please check to make sure the frequencies your carrier uses are supported by this phone. The full list of compatible carrier frequencies can be found here, the frequencies this phone supports can be found in the product specs.
Creative Camera Modes
The dual-rear camera system and front-facing wide-angle cam can take stunning hi-res pictures and 4K videos on their own, but when combined with the included photography modes, you can really get creative.
Cinemagraphs: Freeze a moment in a video while keeping part of the shot animated, for a combination of video and photo
Portrait: Enhance a subject by adding a beautiful blur effect in the background. Available on front or rear camera
Spot Color: Choose a single color to keep and turn the rest of the photo black & white for a distinctive look
Cutout: Snap a picture and replace the background with anything in your Google Photos library
Face Filters: Add fun animated face filters and silly props in real time
Face Beauty: Look your best in selfies. Add touch-ups to photos manually or have all of your selfies beautified automatically
Selective Black & White: Leave the subject in full color and make the background black & white
Slow Motion: Make the action appear to be slowed down
Timelapse: Make the action go by super-fast. Just like in the movies
Active Photos: Capture a short video automatically when you take a picture
Best Shot: Take a picture and the camera automatically captures multiple shots. Then, it intelligently recommends the best shot to keep
Panorama: Create a single image by panning across a scene
Manual: Adjust focal length, white balance, shutter speed, ISO, and exposure in real time with easy-to-use slider bars
Cinemagraphs: Freeze a moment in a video while keeping part of the shot animated, for a combination of video and photo
Portrait: Enhance a subject by adding a beautiful blur effect in the background. Available on front or rear camera
Spot Color: Choose a single color to keep and turn the rest of the photo black & white for a distinctive look
Cutout: Snap a picture and replace the background with anything in your Google Photos library
Face Filters: Add fun animated face filters and silly props in real time
Face Beauty: Look your best in selfies. Add touch-ups to photos manually or have all of your selfies beautified automatically
Selective Black & White: Leave the subject in full color and make the background black & white
Slow Motion: Make the action appear to be slowed down
Timelapse: Make the action go by super-fast. Just like in the movies
Active Photos: Capture a short video automatically when you take a picture
Best Shot: Take a picture and the camera automatically captures multiple shots. Then, it intelligently recommends the best shot to keep
Panorama: Create a single image by panning across a scene
Manual: Adjust focal length, white balance, shutter speed, ISO, and exposure in real time with easy-to-use slider bars
Real-Time Camera Control
Enjoy convenient manual control over the look and feel of your photos with real-time camera control. A variety of adjustments overlay your photo on the screen, giving you instant feedback on a variety of parameters. You can adjust focal length, white balance, shutter speed, ISO, and exposure on intuitive and easy-to-use slide bars.
Durable Pocket-Friendly Design
The moto Z3 Play comes in at only 0.3" thin and features a 2.5D contoured Corning Gorilla Glass display. The rounded edges help to make the phone feel good in your hand, while the Gorilla Glass protects the phone from the dings and scratches that come from every day use. There's even a water-repellent coating, inside and out, to protect it from spills, splashes, and rain.
Moto Mods Compatible
The moto Z3 Play is compatible with Motorola's Moto Mods. Moto Mods are optional accessories that conveniently snap onto the back of your phone, giving it added capabilities. You can get a variety of mods, including a battery pack for extra juice, a stereo speaker, a projector, a Polaroid Insta-Share printer, and more.
The moto Z3 Play comes with a Moto Power Pack Mod that adds an additional 2200mAh capacity battery to the Z3 Play. This provides the Z3 Play with up to 40 additional hours of battery life that can power your phone through an entire weekend. Or, you can snap it off and travel light.
The moto Z3 Play comes with a Moto Power Pack Mod that adds an additional 2200mAh capacity battery to the Z3 Play. This provides the Z3 Play with up to 40 additional hours of battery life that can power your phone through an entire weekend. Or, you can snap it off and travel light.
Motion Gestures
Motorola lets you use intuitive gestures to more easily navigate the around your Z3 Play. Swipe left to go back, right to access recent apps, tap to go home, and more. You even have the ability to replace the Android buttons with a simple bar to de-clutter that brilliant edge-to-edge screen.
Protect Your Personal Stuff
It's important to keep your personal data safe and away from prying eyes, which is why Motorola has added some sophisticated security measures to the Z3 Play. A fingerprint sensor is conveniently located on the side spine of the phone, and can be setup to unlock the phone, make payments, and authenticate yourself in supported apps. This phone also provides facial recognition that unlocks your phone only when it sees your face.
Additional Features
Moto voice is designed to let you use hands-free commands to control apps and get answers to multi-part questions
TurboPower charging gets you half a day's power in just 30 minutes of charging
Nudge your Z3 Play to preview the display and respond quickly to notifications
The moto Z3 Play works with Google Photos to provide you with unlimited storage for your high-quality photos and videos
TurboPower charging gets you half a day's power in just 30 minutes of charging
Nudge your Z3 Play to preview the display and respond quickly to notifications
The moto Z3 Play works with Google Photos to provide you with unlimited storage for your high-quality photos and videos