Samsung Galaxy A50s vs Motorola Moto G9 Play Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 22, 2019	Aug 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€170

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches 158.5 x 74.5 x 7.7 mm	6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 165.21 x 75.73 x 9.18 mm
Weight
5.86 oz / 166.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Splash
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism crush black, Prism crush white, Prism crush violet, Prism crush green	Forest green, Sapphire blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3.2 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Adreno 610
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 58min

Gaming

6h 24min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS	1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse
Front
32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,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, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 29, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA507FN
Measured SAR
Head: 0.98 W/kg Body: 0.56 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.74 W/kg Phablet: 3.48 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A50s Specs	Motorola Moto G9 Play Specs
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