Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs Motorola Moto G9 Play

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Motorola
Announced August 2018 October 2018 August 2020
Status Available - August 2018 Available Coming Soon - August 2020
Price Rs. 67,900 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 30,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight black Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink Forest Green, Sapphire Blue, Spring Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm
(6.4 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)
165.2 x 75.7 x 9.2 mm
(6.5 x 2.98 x 0.36 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) 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), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) LTE
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.35 W/kg (head)
1.59 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Fingerprint Sensor
Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor
Water-repellent coating
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10
Processor Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Octa-core (8x2.0 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Adreno 512 Adreno 610
RAM 6/8 GB 6/8 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 128/512 GB 64/128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.4 inches 6.3 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (514 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (392 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.15% 80.45% 81.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 24 MP + 8 MP + 10 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Dual Video Call, Auto-HDR
24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom
5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, Dual-Video Rec 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 1440p@30fps [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, LTEPP, SUPL
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128/512 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported 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 not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 20W
Capacity 4000 mAh 3800 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -