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Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Motorola Moto Z3

 
Brief information about compared phones: Motorola Moto Z3 , Samsung Galaxy S9

Motorola Moto Z3 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), screen 6.01", with resolution 1080x2160. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy S9 2018 year of release, cpu 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, screen 5.8", with resolution 1440x2960. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.01" inch 5.8" inch
Screen area 93.2 cm2 84.8 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.9% 83.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 570 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/2.0, 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF -12 MP B/W, PDAF & laser AF 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 24mm (wide), 1.12µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 81
DxOMark Selfie Score 81
Performance Operating system OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) EMEA -Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) USA/LATAM, China
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) 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
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 540 Mali-G72 MP18 EMEA -Adreno 630 USA/LATAM, China
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB 64/128/256 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 170252 247256
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1928 3288
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6037 8240
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8705
Antutu 8 score 284449
GeekBench 4 Battery 3960
GeekBench 5 Single Core 387 469
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1580 1957
General specs Release date 2018, August 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.5 Х 76.5 Х 6.8 mm 147.7 Х 68.7 Х 8.5 mm
Weight 156 g 163 g
Colors Ceramic Black Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 480 USD 490 EUR
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame (6000 series) Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - 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) - Global  LTE band 1(2100), 14(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, magnetic connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Music and Audio Radio FM radio FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 15W - Splash and dust resistant - For USA (Verizon); China Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Moto Z3
  • Screen 6.01"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S9
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB