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Motorola Moto X Play

Motorola Moto X40
Motorola Moto X Play
Motorola Moto X40

Released in August 2015. Features 5.5 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 403 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 with up to 2 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 3,630 mAh battery.

Released in December 2022. Features 6.7 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,400 pixels and 393 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AB with up to 12 GB memory and 512 GB storage. It has 4,600 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Much lighter (18%)
  • Slightly better quality screen (2%)
  • Much thinner (27%)
  • Much larger screen (18%)
  • OLED screen
  • Higher screen refresh rate
  • Probably more versatile rear camera
  • Probably better rear camera
  • More memory
  • More storage
  • Much more processing power (47%)
  • Much better battery capacity (21%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (88%)
  • It has 5G

Specifications

Motorola Moto X Play Motorola Moto X40
Specifications
Brand Motorola Motorola
Model - -
Release Date August 2015 December 2022
Operating System Android 5.1 MYUI (Android 13)
Dimensions
Size 148.0 x 75.0 x 10.9 mm
5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 in		 161.2 x 74.0 x 8.6 mm
6.35 x 2.91 x 0.34 in
Weight 169 g
5.96 oz		 199 g
7.02 oz
Screen
Size 5.5 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,080 x 2,400 pixels
PPI 403 393
Features - OLED, 165Hz
Cameras
Rear 21 MP f/2.0 Triple camera
50 MP f/1.9 Wide
50 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide
12 MP f/1.6 Telephoto
Front 5 MP f/2.2 60 MP f/2.2 Wide
Storage
Memory 2 GB 8 GB
12 GB
Fixed 16 GB
32 GB		 128 GB
256 GB
512 GB
Removable microSDXC -
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Octa-core processor
28 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AB
Octa-core processor
4 nm
CPU 4x 1.70 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 1.00 GHz Cortex-A53		 1x 3.20 GHz Cortex-X3
2x 2.80 GHz Cortex-A715
2x 2.80 GHz Cortex-A710
3x 2.00 GHz Cortex-A510
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 740
Battery
Capacity 3,630 mAh 4,600 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W Fast charging 125W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False True
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True False
Micro USB True False
USB Type-C False True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Motorola Moto X Play Motorola Moto X40

Motorola Moto X Play

Motorola Moto X40

5.5"
169 g
5.96 oz

6.7"
199 g
7.02 oz