Budget 20-25K Confused between Moto Z2 Play and OnePlus 5 - Which one to buy?

[Corleone]

Hi Guys!

I am currently searching for a good handset and I am torn between Moto Z2 Play and OnePlus 5.

I am not able to take a decision as to which one I should get. I can afford both the phones.

I typically use my phone for the following:

1. Phone calls with call recording either in-built or Bold beast compatible
2. Emails - Office and Personal
3. Virtual meetings - Google Hangouts Meet and Skype for Business
4. VOIP calls - Skype and Google
5. Viewing MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint and PDF documents and occasional editing
6. Listening to Music and Audio Books
7. Taking personal photos and videos



The downsides I see in Z2 Play are:

1. Lenovo updates cycle is now unreliable with and unending wait period for new Android releases and bug fixes

The downsides I see in OnePlus 5 are:

1. No expandable storage
2. No water resistant coating
3. Jelly scrolling effect [I don't know how serious it is]
4. Corning Gorilla Glass 5 I hear is not that effective and is prone to scratches.
5. OnePlus is a new company and so don't know how durable the phones are

Yet, I seem to be tilted towards the OnePlus 5

Any help from you guys n gals would be appreciated.

 

[Corleone]

Moto X Pure does not have an IR blaster or receiver. Secondly, how would an IR receiver even help to detect proximity and why would any manufacturer even setup a IR receiver on the front of the phone?
Moto X Pure has a proximity sensor and that is what it would be using for the feature.

Yes, it doesn't have IR blaster, it does have 3 IR sensor dots on the face of the phone. You can see tiny red dots in the dark.