Motorola Moto G Play (2024) vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G Play (2024)	Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
Released · Jan 26, 2024	Released · Oct 25, 2024
6.5-inch · 1600x720px	6.7-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera	Triple camera
4GB · 64GB	4GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jan 16, 2024	Oct 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	$230 \| €249

Design

Dimensions
6.45 x 2.95 x 0.33 inches 163.82 x 74.96 x 8.29 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (~9.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.53 oz (185.0 g)	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Sapphire Blue	Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 83.09% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 680 4G SM6225 (6 nm)	Exynos 1330 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.9GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 610	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (13)	Android (14)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

9h 43min

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

9h 52min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.28 μm	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

124

Overall

130

Photo

118

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 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 Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM


Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto G Play (2024) Specs	Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Specs
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