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Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Motorola Moto E5 Plus Specs Comparison

Compare mobile phone specifications of up to three devices at once. Our specs comparison tool helps you find and compare the perfect phone for your needs.

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9.0
Samsung Galaxy S9+
7.2
Motorola Moto E5 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S9+ Motorola Moto E5 Plus
Released · Mar 16, 2018
6.2-inch
6.0-inch
Dual camera
Single camera
6GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3500 mAh
5000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm 		6.37 x 2.96 x 0.37 inches
161.9 x 75.3 x 9.35 mm
Weight
6.67 oz (189.0 g) 7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Splash
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue, Polaris blue Black, Gold, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.2-inch 6.0-inch
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 531 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
83.68 % 76.37 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385 		Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 630 Adreno 505
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4) 3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
64GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
3500 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		12 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 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
LED LED
Video recording
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 		1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps), 720x480 (DVD) (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps) 8 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, ANT+ VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM 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), 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) 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), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46 Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMG965U
Measured SAR
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
In The Box
Charger, USB Cable and documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018 Apr 19, 2018

Alternative variants

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 5 MP front camera
Front 5 MP
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 16 GB storage
RAM 2GB
Internal storage 16GB
with 256 GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 940
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
with 128 GB storage
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 890
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