Motorola Edge+ vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Network
2G network

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

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - global version; HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - Verizon

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 66, 71 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 46, 48, 66 - Verizon

LTE
5G network

5G band 5, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 Sub6 - global version; 2, 5, 66, 260, 261 mmWave/Sub6 - Verizon

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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

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LTE speed

LTE-A (6CA) Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload

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LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
5G speed

4 Gbps download

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM

Nano-SIM

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

161.1 mm

147.7 mm
Width

71.4 mm

68.7 mm
Thickness

9.6 mm

8.5 mm
Weight

203 g

163 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard certified)
Waterproof

IP54

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Splash resistant

Yes

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Dust proof

IP54

Yes, IP68
Colors

Smokey Sangria, Grey

Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray

Display
Display type

OLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.7 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

385 ppi

570 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

90Hz refresh rate, HDR10+

HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch, Always-on display

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 585

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Mongoose M3
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 585

quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 585
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865

Exynos 9810 Octa / Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
GPU

Adreno 650

Mali-G72 MP18 / Adreno 630
Memory RAM

12 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

256 GB

64, 128, 256 GB
Memory card

No

microSD(uses second SIM slot)
Memory card max

-

400 GB
Storage

UFS 3.0

-

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

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Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

108 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.33" , 0.8 µm

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 1/2.5" , 1.4 µm, 26 mm
8 MP, f/2.4 , 81 mm, 3x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1.0 µm
TOF(time of flight) 3D camera
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

6K@30fps, 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

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

Auto HDR, Geo-tagging, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus
DxOMark photo

121

-
DxOMark zoom

62

-
DxOMark video

105

-
DxOMark camera score

117

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

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WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity