Motorola Moto G6 Play vs Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G6 Play
Motorola Moto G6 Play Samsung Galaxy A50
Released · Apr 19, 2018
Released · Mar 15, 2019
5.7-inch · 1440x720px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 Feb 25, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$350

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.84 x 0.36 inches
155.4 x 72.2 x 9.1 mm
6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g 5.86 oz / 166.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Blue Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.77% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) 1 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 (28 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308 Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
4GB/128GB
4GB/64GB
6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
25 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p
25 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 11, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA505F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.34 W/kg
Body: 0.45 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg
Phablet: 1.07 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Memory 2GB/16GB
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
International version
Other NFC
with 6 GB RAM
Memory 6GB/64GB
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
for Verizon
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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