Motorola Moto Z Play vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs Comparison

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5.8
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Motorola Moto Z Play Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Released · Oct 04, 2016
Released · Mar 20, 2024
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.6-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
8GB · 128GB
3510 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2016 Mar 11, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$489

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches
156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99 mm
6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches
161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g 7.51 oz / 213.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, White Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.71% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 84.30% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 550 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1510 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested 1.3 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 Exynos 1480 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
4x2.7GHz Cortex-A78
4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 506 Yes
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (14)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1163
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3487
3D Mark High
Untested 930
3D Mark Low
Untested 916

Battery

Type
3510 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 36min
Browsing
17h 7min
Video
8h 15min
Gaming
9h 39min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.3 μm
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash) 32 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
132
Overall
140
Photo
123
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 25, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
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