Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs. Motorola Moto G6 Play

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy S9+ and Motorola Moto G6 Play. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs. Motorola Moto G6 Play Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy S9+ Motorola Moto G6 Play
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-G965F -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.1 mm 155.4 mm Samsung Galaxy S9+ has greater height than Motorola Moto G6 Play.
Width 73.8 mm 72.2 mm Samsung Galaxy S9+ has greater width than Motorola Moto G6 Play.
Depth 8.5 mm 9 mm Samsung Galaxy S9+ is narrower than Samsung Galaxy S9+.
Weight 189 g 175 g Motorola Moto G6 Play is lighter than Samsung Galaxy S9+.
Body Colour Lilac purple Fine gold | Deep Indigo
Body Material Metal frame Polymer glass
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Splashproof, spill-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Samsung Galaxy S9+ is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
SAR Value 1.35 W/kg (body), 0.294 W/kg (head) 0.657 W/kg
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy S9+ Motorola Moto G6 Play
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Quad HD+ Super AMOLED IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.2" 5.7" Samsung Galaxy S9+ has larger screen size than Motorola Moto G6 Play.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2960 x 1440 pixels 1440 x 720 pixels Samsung Galaxy S9+ has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto G6 Play.
Display Format QHD+ HD+
Pixel Density 529 ppi 283 ppi Samsung Galaxy S9+ has better pixel density than Motorola Moto G6 Play.
Aspect Ratio 18.5:9 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR Yes - Samsung Galaxy S9+ has HDR.
Display Features Always-on display, Infinity Display, Curved Dual-Edge Screen Night mode, Moto Display, attentive display, Max Vision display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy S9+ Motorola Moto G6 Play
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
Processor Number 9810 -
Clock Speed 2.7 GHz 1.4 GHz Samsung Galaxy S9+ has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto G6 Play.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Samsung Galaxy S9+ has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 505
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy S9+ Motorola Moto G6 Play
RAM LPDDR4 SDRAM - 6 GB 3 GB Samsung Galaxy S9+ has more RAM than Motorola Moto G6 Play.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB Samsung Galaxy S9+ has more internal memory than Motorola Moto G6 Play.
User Memory 50.3 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy S9+ Motorola Moto G6 Play
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Motorola Moto G6 Play has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S9+.
Sensor Size 1/2.55" -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.5 and f/2.4 F/2.0 Samsung Galaxy S9+ has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S9+.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Dual OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) - Samsung Galaxy S9+ has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic
Optical Zoom 2x -
Digital Zoom 10x -
Special Effects Motion effect, HDR, Stamp, Bokeh effect, Grid Line, Stickers -
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, HYPERLAPSE, Auto mode, low-light shots, Food mode, Super Slow-mo, AR Emoji Slow motion video, Panorama, manual mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Samsung Galaxy S9+ has face detection.
White Balance Custom, automatic -
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, 2560 x 1440 (QHD) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Selective Focus, Quick Launch, Playback zoom, Tracking Focus, Dual Pixel technology, Motion photo, Exposure, Shutter speed, geotagging, Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), RAW image capture, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation), Dual Capture, High CRI LED flash, Tracking AF, 9MP still photos recording 4K video, Video location tags, Stamps, location tags, Continuous autofocus video, Hyperlapse video support 1080p, Live focus with bokeh filters, Super Speed Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/3.4" -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/3.6" -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.7 -
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) HDR, Grid Line -
Camera Modes (Front) Timer mode, wide selfie mode, selfie mode, AR Emoji, selfie focus Slow motion video, manual mode, Beautification mode
Light Source (Front) - LED flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Quick launch, Motion photo, Stamps, Smart Auto Focus, location tags, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilization) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy S9+ Motorola Moto G6 Play
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3500 mAh 4000 mAh Motorola Moto G6 Play has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy S9+.
Fast Charging Technology - TurboPower technology Motorola Moto G6 Play has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Samsung Galaxy S9+ can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards WPC, PMA -
Talk Time 1500 minutes -
Run Time Details Active online usage (LTE): up to 15 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 13 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1500 min
Playback (audio): up to 54 hrs
Playback (Always On Display Off): up to 94 hrs
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Mixed usage: up to 30 hrs
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy S9+ Motorola Moto G6 Play
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo Android 8.0 Oreo
Intelligent Assistant Bixby Google Assistant
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy S9+ Motorola Moto G6 Play
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS) 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 4.2 EDR
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, PBAP, MAP, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy S9+ Motorola Moto G6 Play
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, XMF, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSD, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, OPUS, DFF, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, DSD64, DSD128 -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, VC-1, FLV, AVC, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, WebM, HEVC, MP43, 3G2, WMV8, VP8, VP9, H.265, WMV7 -
Sound Enhancements Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Surround sound, stereo speakers tuned by AKG, Dolby Digital sound Dolby Audio
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy S9+ Motorola Moto G6 Play
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, heart rate, pressure sensor, geomagnetic sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyro sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader, eye scan Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, Face Unlock, Wi-Fi Miracast, Multi Window, MU-MIMO technology, Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX, High AOP Mic, Samsung DeX support, Bixby Vision, Intelligent Scan Dual microphones, Moto Actions, Moto Key support
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy S9+ Motorola Moto G6 Play
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB Connector (USB-C), micro-USB connector, USB-C cable, headset (tuned by AKG) TurboPower charger
Compliant Standards IP68 -
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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