Motorola Moto G Play (2026) vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 05, 2025	Oct 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - $180	4GB/128GB - $230 | €249

Design

Dimensions
6.58 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches 167.2 x 76.4 x 8.5 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
7.13 oz / 202.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Pantone Tapestry	Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.68% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
1604x720px, 20:9 ratio, 262 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
947 (Poor)	736 (Poor)
Bright Min
2.8 (Average)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)	Exynos 1330 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
4GB/64GB (UFS 2.2)	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (16)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
797	965
GeekBench 6 Multi
2095	1875
3D Mark High
384	367
3D Mark Low
381	360

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Battery

Type
5200 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

9h 27min

Browsing

24h 57min

Video

12h 57min

Gaming

10h 16min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

9h 43min

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

9h 52min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
32 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 0.64 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 (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

94

Overall

101

Photo

87

Video

124

Overall

130

Photo

118

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n26, n29, n30, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB/256GB

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