Motorola Moto G Play vs Samsung Galaxy M12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 08, 2021	Mar 11, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$170

Design

Dimensions
6.56 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches 166.59 x 75.99 x 9.36 mm	6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches 164.0 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm
Weight
7.20 oz / 204.0 g	7.80 oz / 221.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Misty blue	Black, white, blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 80.61% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	PLS, 90Hz
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 460 SM4250-AA (11 nm)	Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 240	Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 610	Mali-G52 MP1
Memory
3GB/32GB (eMMC 5.1)	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse	1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 28, 2021 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZD4	Date approved: Mar 22, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMM127G
Measured SAR
Head: 0.65 W/kg Body: 1.43 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.43 W/kg	Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.51 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg

Alternative variants

for AT&T and Cricket

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 14, 30, 66
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3

with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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