Motorola Moto G9 Play vs Samsung Galaxy A23 5G

Motorola Moto G9 Play

Samsung Galaxy A23 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 71

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 8, 20, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
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 Cat13 download, Cat5 upload

LTE, 750 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

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

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

165.2 mm

165.4 mm
Width

75.7 mm

76.9 mm
Thickness

9.2 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

200 g

197 g
Splash resistant

Yes

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Colors

Blue, Green, Pink

Black, Blue, Peach, White

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver

Hexa-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver
Chipset

Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G
GPU

Adreno 610

Adreno 619
Memory RAM

4 GB

4, 6, 8 GB
Internal storage

64 GB

64, 128 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

512 GB

1 TB
Storage

UFS 2.1

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Quad
Main camera

48 MP, f/1.7 , 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm

50 MP, f/1.8 , (wide)
2 MP, f/2.4

5 MP, f/2.2 , (ultrawide) , 123˚ , 1/5" , 1.12 µm
2 MP, f/2.4

2 MP, f/2.4 , (macro)
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

8190 x 6120 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30/60fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

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

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, phase detection autofocus

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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
Wi-Fi display

Yes

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WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

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NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
SUPL

Yes

-
LTEEP

Yes

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