Motorola Moto G7 Play vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G7 Play

Motorola Moto G7 Play

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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

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Motorola Moto G7 Play or Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G7 Play Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
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Release date 2019, February 2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147.3 x 71.5 x 8 mm | 5.8 x 5.8 x 2.81 in 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm | 6.4 x 6.4 x 3.03 in
Weight 149 g | 5.26 oz 183 g | 6.46 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic back
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Colors Deep indigo, Fine Gold, Starry Black Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 150 EUR 600 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 6.3" in
Screen area 81.4 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.3% 80.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1512 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 393 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (market dependent)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 24 MP, Quad
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12um, PDAF -24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.9µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
-10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9'', 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom
-5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0'', 1.12µm, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 88
DxOMark Photo 93
DxOMark Video 77
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 24 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2, 1.12um 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.9µm
Functions LED flash HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 512
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 317
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1095
GeekBench 5 Single Core 300
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1336
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1173
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4090

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Europe 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat7 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Splash resistant (market dependent)

- ANT+
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--Samsung Pay
- Fast battery charging
Versions
- For Europe, USA, other countries.

- Also known as Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Pro, Samsung Galaxy A9s Versions: SM-A920F/DS (Global); SM-A9200 (China)

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