Product
Motorola Moto G9 Play
Motorola Moto G9 Play
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
Battery
Charging 20W wired 25W wired
Type Li-Po 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Dimensions 165.2 x 75.7 x 9.2 mm (6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 in) 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
  Water-repellent coating IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Size 6.5 inches, 102.8 cm2 (~82.2% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  - Virtual proximity sensing
Launch
Announced 2020, August 24 2024, October 07
Status Available. Released 2020, August 28 Available. Released 2024, October 25
Main Camera
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Triple 48 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Video 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Misc
Colors Forest Green, Sapphire Blue, Spring Pink Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green
Models XT2083, XT2083-1 SM-A166B, SM-A166B/DS, SM-A166P, SM-A166P/DS, SM-A166E, SM-A166E/DS
SAR EU - 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.94 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
5G bands - 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  - 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
Our Tests
Camera Photo / Video -
Display 1944:1 contrast ratio, 465 nits max brightness (measured) -
Loudspeaker -27.6 LUFS (Good) -
Performance AnTuTu: 170064 (v8) GeekBench: 1402 (v5.1) GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) Exynos 1330 (5 nm) or Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) or Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 610 Mali-G68 MP2 or Mali-G57 MC2
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 11 Android 14, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Selfie camera
Features HDR -
Single 8 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 12:08h
Display - 824 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -25.7 LUFS (Very good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 368854 (v9), 435895 (v10)GeekBench: 2090 (v5), 2042 (v6)3DMark: 360 (Wild Life Extreme)