Motorola Moto G6 Play vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Motorola Moto G6 Play

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 - USA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - Europe, Brazil; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - USA; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600) - Europe; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 66(1700/2100) - USA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - Brazil

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 8(900); LTE-TDD 1900, 2300, 2500, 2600 MHz
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A (3CA), Cat9, 450 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, aluminium alloy

Polycarbonate
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

154.4 mm

162.5 mm
Width

72.2 mm

77 mm
Thickness

9 mm

7.8 mm
Weight

175 g

183 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Colors

Deep Indigo, Flash Gray, Gold, Silver

Black, Blue, Pink

Main camera
Camera type

-

Quad
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm

24 MP, f/1.7
8 MP, f/2.4 , 12 mm
10 MP, f/2.4
5 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

5632 x 4224 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth AVRCP

-

Yes
bluetooth HFP

-

Yes
bluetooth HID

-

Yes
bluetooth OPP

-

Yes
bluetooth PAN

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

-
bluetooth DIP

-

Yes
bluetooth MAP

-

Yes
bluetooth PBAP

-

PBAP/PAB
bluetooth HOGP

-

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
bluetooth HSP

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, hall, light, proximity