In the previous week, a Brazilian site ToduCellular had revealed that Motorola will be holding a launch event on June 6 in Brazil. It is highly speculated that Lenovo-owned company would be announcing the Moto Z3 Play smartphone at the upcoming launch event in the coming month. In the previous week, XDA Developers had shared leaked information on the Moto Z3 Play phone through an internal Lenovo document. It had revealed that the Moto Z3 Play would be arriving with Snapdragon 636. Even the FCC listing of the phone has revealed the presence of the same SoC. A Geekbench listing of the Moto Z3 Play which shows that instead of the SD636 chipset, it features Snapdragon 660.
As it can be seen below, the Moto Z3 Play’s Geekbench listing reveals the presence of Snapdragon 660 SoC. Its clocking speed is mentioned as 1.6 GHz.
The Geekbench listing further reveals that the SD660 chipset is coupled with 4 GB of RAM and the handset is running on Android 8.1 Oreo. In the single-core and multi-core tests, the Moto Z3 Play has respectively scored 1299 and 4851 points.
These scores are on lower side compared to other phones that have surfaced with the same chipset on Geekbench. Also, the processing speed of the SD660 that is mentioned as 1.6 GHz is lower than its usual clocking speed of 2.2 GHz. Multiple evidences like Lenovo’s internal document, FCC listing and leaked information shared by reliable industry insider Roland Quandt have all revealed stated that the SD636 is present under the hood of the Moto Z3 Play.
So, there is a possibility that there could be a Snapdragon 660 variant for specific region or there is a possibility that the Geekbench listing could be incorrectly showing the Snapdragon 636 as Snapdragon 660.
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Previous leaks have revealed that the Moto Z3 Play will be available in 32 GB or 64 GB storage models in different regions. It is likely to feature 6-inch MaxVision AMOLED screen and is expected to house a 3,000mAh battery. The dual camera setup of the Z3 Play may feature a pair of 12-megpixel cameras and a front-facing camera of 8-megapixel. The leaked renders of the phone have revealed that it will be featuring a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. Like the predecessor model, it will be come equipped 16-pin connector on its rear for connecting Moto Mods accessories. A recent leak has suggested that there will be a 5G Moto Mod for the smartphone.
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