Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801) vs Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs Huawei P9 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola Huawei
Announced August 2014 September 2014 April 2016
Status Available - September 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - May 2016
Price - - Rs. 54,000 ($749.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scub White, Black Titanium Grey, Mystic Silver, Prestige Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
152.3 x 75.3 x 7 mm
(6 x 2.96 x 0.28 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- 3D Touch display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, HiSilicon Kirin 955
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 305 Mali-T880 MP4
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 8/16 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.43% 68.76% 72.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels Dual 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Dual Camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 27 mm, Leica Optics, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, Autofocus, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 Reversible Connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1860 mAh 2070 mAh 3400 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -