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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-20 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 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
Moto G9 Play has an overall score of 76.7, which is a little bit better than the Google Nexus 5X's global score of 73.7. The Moto G9 Play body is way newer than Google Nexus 5X's, but it's much heavier and somewhat thicker. Moto G9 Play counts with just a bit better performance than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a larger number of cores (and also faster) and 2 GB more RAM memory.
Google Nexus 5X features a better display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better display density and a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution. The Moto G9 Play features a better camera than Google Nexus 5X, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Moto G9 Play also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality, a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution, better video frame rate and a larger camera aperture to capture better low light photography.
Moto G9 Play features a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory. Moto G9 Play has a really longer battery performance than Google Nexus 5X, because it has an 85% more battery capacity.
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