Samsung Galaxy A14 vs Motorola Moto G Play (2023)

The Samsung Galaxy A14 scores 4.2 in our rating, and the Motorola Moto G Play (2023) scores 3.7. The Samsung Galaxy A14 leads in camera, battery and software support. The Samsung Galaxy A14 is the newer phone, announced Feb 28, 2023.

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Samsung Samsung Galaxy A14

4.2 Price TBA

Top score

Motorola Motorola Moto G Play (2023)

3.7 From $169.99

Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the Samsung Galaxy A14

Faster wired charging 15 W vs 10 W
Bigger screen 6.6 inches vs 6.5 inches
Longer OS update support 2 years vs 1 years
Newer model Feb 28, 2023 vs Dec 8, 2022
More RAM 4 GB vs 3 GB
More storage 64 GB / 128 GB vs 32 GB

Why choose the Motorola Moto G Play (2023)

Higher refresh rate 90 Hz vs 60 Hz
Better water resistance IP52 vs None
Charger in the box

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Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec Samsung Galaxy A14Motorola Moto G Play (2023)

Overall 4.2 3.7

Display 5.3 5.3

Performance 2.1 2.0

Camera 4.1 3.5

Battery 4.1 3.8

Design 5.0 5.1

Software support 5.0 3.5

Value for money 6.0 est. 2.9

Display

Spec Samsung Galaxy A14Motorola Moto G Play (2023)

Size 6.6 inches 6.5 inches

Type LCD, PLS LCD LCD, IPS TFT LCD

Resolution 1080 × 2408 px 720 × 1600 px

Pixel density 400 ppi 269 ppi

Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Performance

Spec Samsung Galaxy A14Motorola Moto G Play (2023)

Chipset Helio G80 Helio G37

Process 12 nm 12 nm

Max CPU clock 2 GHz 2.3 GHz

GPU Mali-G52 MC2 PowerVR GE8320

RAM 4 GB 3 GB

Storage 64 GB / 128 GB 32 GB

Storage type eMMC eMMC

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec Samsung Galaxy A14Motorola Moto G Play (2023)

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.8 16 MP

Optical stabilization — ✕ No

Ultrawide 5 MP —

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 1080p@30 1080p@30

Front camera 13 MP 5 MP

Front video — 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec Samsung Galaxy A14Motorola Moto G Play (2023)

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Li-Po —

Wired charging 15 W 10 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec Samsung Galaxy A14Motorola Moto G Play (2023)

Dimensions 167.7 × 78 × 9.1 mm 167.24 × 76.54 × 9.36 mm

Thickness 9.1 mm 9.36 mm

Weight 201 g 203 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic Plastic

Back Plastic Plastic

Water resistance None IP52

Fingerprint Side-mounted Rear-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Silver, Light Green Navy Blue

Connectivity and features

Spec Samsung Galaxy A14Motorola Moto G Play (2023)

5G ✕ No ✕ No

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth — 5.0

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✕ No

3.5 mm jack ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Stereo speakers ✕ No ✕ No

Satellite — ✕ No

IR blaster — ✕ No

Software

Spec Samsung Galaxy A14Motorola Moto G Play (2023)

OS at launch Android 13 Android 12

Interface One UI Core 5 —

OS updates 2 years 1 years

Security updates 4 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec Samsung Galaxy A14Motorola Moto G Play (2023)

Announced Feb 28, 2023 Dec 8, 2022

Released — Jan 12, 2023

Status Discontinued Discontinued

US launch price — $169.99

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