Samsung Galaxy A17 5G vs Motorola Moto G Play (2026) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 08, 2025	Nov 05, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
€239	4GB/64GB - $180

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm	6.58 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches 167.2 x 76.4 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.77 oz / 192.0 g	7.13 oz / 202.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Pantone Tapestry

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.68% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI	1604x720px, 20:9 ratio, 262 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

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Bright Max (20% APL)
1081 (Average)	947 (Poor)
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	2.8 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G68 MP2	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	4GB/64GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC
OS
Android (15), up to 6 OS updates	Android (16)

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GeekBench 6 Single
723	797
GeekBench 6 Multi
1910	2095
3D Mark High
346	384
3D Mark Low
338	381

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5200 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

17h 36min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 37min

Battery Life Estimate

9h 27min

Browsing

24h 57min

Video

12h 57min

Gaming

10h 16min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	32 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	Yes
Front
13 MP	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

124

Overall

136

Photo

112

Video

94

Overall

101

Photo

87

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.0
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n2, n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n26, n29, n30, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 6, 8, 9	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

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