Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Motorola Moto G9 Play Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016	Aug 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€170

Design

Dimensions
5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm	6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 165.21 x 75.73 x 9.18 mm
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Splash
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White	Forest green, Sapphire blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.63% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 410 8916 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 306	Adreno 610
Memory
2GB/16GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3100 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
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
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling	1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse
Front
5 MP (Flash)	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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