Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition vs Samsung Galaxy S9+ Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 inches 153.3 x 75.3 x 5.19 mm	6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight
4.80 oz (136.0 g)	6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers	Notification light
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, White	Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue, Polaris blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch	6.2-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 535 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 531 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
71.77 %	83.68 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2200 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 630
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
2600 mAh	3500 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Video calling	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash)	8 MP (Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 13, 2016 FCC ID value: IHDT56VB4	Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG965U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.54 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg	Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 3.94 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 840

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 09, 2016	Feb 25, 2018

Alternative variants

Internal storage	32GB

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 27, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG965F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 0.58 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg Phablet: 3.68 W/kg

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM	Yes

with 256 GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 940

with 128 GB storage

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 890

Links

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