Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 vs Motorola Moto G9 Play Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 20, 2017	Aug 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$520	€170

Design

Dimensions
8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches 214.7 x 127.6 x 9.9 mm	6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 165.21 x 75.73 x 9.18 mm
Weight
14.78 oz (419.0 g)	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Forest green, Sapphire blue
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 67.81% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Adreno 610
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/16GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4450 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

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
8 MP (Autofocus)	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, Video sharing	1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse
Front
5 MP	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	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	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, Stereo
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 24, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMT395C
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.65 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi only

Weight	14.64 oz (415.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$420

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 Specs	Motorola Moto G9 Play Specs
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