Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A9 vs Samsung Galaxy A71 vs Motorola Moto G42

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Motorola
Announced December 2015 December 2019 Not announced yet
Status Coming Soon - January 2016 Available. Released 2020, January Rumored
Price Rs. 33,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Prism Crush White, Black, Pink, Blue Blue, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm
(6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in)
163.6 x 76.0 x 7.7 mm
(6.44 x 2.99 x 0.3 in)
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Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz) -
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Water-repellent design

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 10.0 Android 12
User Interface - One UI 2.0 -
Processor Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver), Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver), Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 510 Adreno 618 Adreno 610
RAM 3 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Full HD+ Infinity-O Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ AMOLED Screen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 6.0 inches 6.7 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.93% 87.08% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9, OIS, 1/3'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR 64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
5 MP, f/2.4, macro camera
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps; gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
Capacity 4000 mAh 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -