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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-09-16 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.84 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 7 is just a bit better than Moto G9 Play, with a global score of 81.6 against 76.7. The iPhone 7 is an a lot older device than Moto G9 Play, but Apple was able to make it incredibly lighter and a lot thinner. The iPhone 7 features a much better looking screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better number of pixels in each inch of display.
The iPhone 7 features a bit superior processor than Moto G9 Play, although it has an inferior number of cores and less RAM. The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a much better camera than iPhone 7, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a way higher 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, faster 60 frames per second video frame rates, a way larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a larger aperture.
Apple iPhone 7 has a quite bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The Moto G9 Play features a much better battery life than iPhone 7, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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