Motorola Moto Z3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note9

Motorola Moto Z3

Motorola Moto Z3

August, 2018


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Samsung Galaxy Note9

Samsung Galaxy Note9

August, 2018


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Motorola Moto Z3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note9


Motorola Moto Z3

Samsung Galaxy Note9

Price
EUR: €250EUR: €430
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, TouchscreenCandybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
156.5 x 76.5 x 6.8 mm (6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 in)161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight
156 g (5.50 oz)201 g (7.09 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame (6000 series)

Splash and dust resistant
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Colors
Ceramic BlackMetallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
Models
moto z3SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40
Display
Type
Super AMOLEDSuper AMOLED, HDR10

Always-on display
Size
6.01 inches, 93.2 cm2 (~77.9% screen-to-body ratio)6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
Multitouch
YesYes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTEGSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
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 Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 411, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 Global
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM

128GB ROM, 6GB RAM
128GB ROM, 6GB RAM

128GB ROM, 8GB RAM

512GB ROM, 8GB RAM
Storage Type
UFS 2.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Connectivity
GPRS
YesYes
EDGE
YesYes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 MbpsHSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi DirectWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, magnetic connectorUSB Type-C 3.1
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
YesYes
Camera
Main Camera
Primary: 12 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8", 1.25µm, PDAF, Laser AF

Secondary: 12 MP B/W
Primary: 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

Secondary: 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Camera Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panoramaLED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Selfie Camera
8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 24mm (wide), 1.12µm

Video: 1080p@30fps
Primary: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF

Secondary: 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)

Features: Dual video call, Auto-HDR

Video: 1440p@30fps
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/AAC+/WAV/FlacMP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/H.265MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265
Radio
FM radioNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
Android OS, v8.1 (Oreo)Android OS, v8.1 (Oreo)
Upgradable
Upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)Upgradable to Android 10
UI
One UI 2.5
Browser
HTML5HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IMSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Hardware
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)Exynos 9810 (10 nm) EMEA

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) USA/LATAM, China
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
GPU
Adreno 540Mali-G72 MP18 EMEA

Adreno 630 USA/LATAM, China
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compassIris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
YesYes, with stereo speakers

32-bit/384kHz audio
Audio Jack
No3.5 mm
Benchmarks
Performance
AnTuTu: 207903 (v7)

GeekBench: 6614 (v4.4)

GFXBench: 23fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8)

GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removableLi-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
15W wired15W wired

Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Additional Features
Features
Moto Mods snap-on accessoriesSamsung DeX (desktop experience support)

ANT+

Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Misc
SAR EU
0.56 W/kg (head) 1.44 W/kg (body)0.38 W/kg (head) 1.51 W/kg (body)

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