Some camera comparisons: Z Play vs Pixel

[Clocks]

Thought I'd upload these. Personally I don't see a *huge* difference between the $408 Z Play and the $749 Pixel, but there's some differences when you zoom in. I'm guessing there won't be many official side by sides done by any blogs since these two phones are in different categories.

These are in a room, lit with a lamp, with some pretty big windows letting some sunlight in. So not dim but not daylight either.

(I'm intentionally not labeling them)

Also available here without Tapatalk's compression
http://imgur.com/a/30ead

This one is cropped a bit, also I had to black out my toddler (he wasn't wearing pants...sorry sickos!)

 

[captainm27]

Nice comparison. Can you upload more? I'm interested to see some indoor shots.

 

[streetkilln]

They are pretty similar, not bad at all what about low light shots

 

[jdfry15]

I can tell the difference pretty easily. I like the play but the camera is not the best. However, how many people really print pictures or look at them on high resolution monitors. If you use it for Instagram and Facebook it's perfectly acceptable.

 

[Ry]

Not too shabby.

 

[Soundtallica]

Nice. The Pixel photos are a but better, but not $250-$500 better. The Z Play camera is good enough for my needs.

 

[NX1977]

Assume the darker pumpkin picture is the play?

 

[PowrDroid]

Assume the darker pumpkin picture is the play?

I'm agreeing with you. Judging by the noise, I say the top photo of each pair is the Z Play and the bottom photo is the Pixel.

 

[Clocks]

I added two more at the bottom (had to crop them a bit and black out my toddler). These were taken in the early morning with the sun coming through the windows in the scene but no other lights on. I think this photo has the biggest difference between the two phones.

And you previous folks are correct, the Z Play is the top photo in each example.

 

[jdfry15]

I added two more at the bottom (had to crop them a bit and black out my toddler). These were taken in the early morning with the sun coming through the windows in the scene but no other lights on. I think this photo has the biggest difference between the two phones.

And you previous folks are correct, the Z Play is the top photo in each example.

Besides the camera what phone do you like better? Is the pixel noticeably faster?

 

[Clocks]

Besides the camera what phone do you like better? Is the pixel noticeably faster?

I prefer the pixel, mostly because of the size (I got the 5" one). It's probably technically "faster" and "smoother" than the z play but I don't really see a difference there.

 

[xweb10]

I added two more at the bottom (had to crop them a bit and black out my toddler). These were taken in the early morning with the sun coming through the windows in the scene but no other lights on. I think this photo has the biggest difference between the two phones.

Yikes... That sofa photo with the Play is terrible...

 

[Clocks]

Yikes... That sofa photo with the Play is terrible...

It falls down pretty fast when the light gets low.

 

[dpham00]

I found that the moto z play was fine in everything but low light.

 

[NX1977]

I found that the moto z play was fine in everything but low light.

TBH about the same as my Nexus 5 was.

 

[xweb10]

It falls down pretty fast when the light gets low.

What worries me is that was not a really low light photo, at least from what I can tell.

I appreciate these photos. It has successfully steered me away from the Play.

 

[RapidTurtle]

That picture of the sofa tells the problems with motorla's cameras. Way to grainy as usual.

 

[NX1977]

Tried to take some pictures of my old mobile for the sale advert and the pictures were awful.

Are there any apps which can help as the stock camera app struggles to focus in all but bright light

 

[1901Madison]

I agree the camera on the Z Play isn't great, but that's part of the deal with paying $400 for a phone. There are going to be trade-offs. For my money, outside of the camera, the Z Play can do everything the flagship Z Force can do.

 

[YAYTech]

I agree the camera on the Z Play isn't great, but that's part of the deal with paying $400 for a phone. There are going to be trade-offs. For my money, outside of the camera, the Z Play can do everything the flagship Z Force can do.

The Z Play won't be as good for VR due to the lower res screen, and there may be some more intense games that the Z/Z Force would be better for, but it's amazing how well the Play does almost everything.