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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-03-31 | 2020-08-28 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Gold, Rose gold, Silver and Space gray | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm 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 | -- |
| 9.46 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1624mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Moto G9 Play has a global score of 76.7, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPhone SE's 75.7 score. Moto G9 Play's construction is a lot newer, but a lot heavier and somewhat thicker than the Apple iPhone SE. The Apple iPhone SE features a brighter display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a way lower resolution of 640 x 1136 and a really smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater screen pixels density.
The Moto G9 Play counts with more memory for apps and games than iPhone SE, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Motorola Moto G9 Play features just a little better hardware performance than iPhone SE, because it has 6 more CPU cores and a greater amount of RAM.
Motorola Moto G9 Play takes much clearer videos and photos than Apple iPhone SE, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has better 60 fps video frame rates, a lot bigger camera aperture, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a way better image and video quality and a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
Moto G9 Play has a much better battery performance than iPhone SE, because it has a 208% bigger battery capacity.
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