Moto X Play review: A battery-focused mid-ranger with a 3,630 mAh cell and clean software.
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Moto X Play paired a big 3,630 mAh battery with a 21 MP camera and clean software for a true two-day mid-ranger. The Snapdragon 615 was its limit, but for endurance-focused buyers it was an easy recommendation.
01Display
64/10064/100 is one of the weaker display results among mid-range phones of 2015 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
58/10058/100 trails the 62-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2015.
03Performance
52/10052/100 trails the 57-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2015.
04Battery
74/10074/100 is one of the weaker battery results among mid-range phones of 2015 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
62/10062/100 is one of the weaker build results among mid-range phones of 2015 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
06Value
66/10066/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2015.
- 3,630 mAh battery delivered great endurance.
- 21 MP camera and FHD screen.
- Clean Android, updated to 7.1.
- microSD + jack.
- Snapdragon 615 throttled.
- Mono speaker.
- Thick 10.9 mm.
- No fast-charge brick on all variants.
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 2-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .