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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-10-18 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 157.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 439 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Google Pixel 3 has an overall score of 80, which is slightly better than Motorola Moto G9 Play's global score of 76.7. The Google Pixel 3 construction is way lighter and somewhat thinner than the Motorola Moto G9 Play, even though it was released just 23 months before. Google Pixel 3 has a little better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G9 Play. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Google Pixel 3 features a much better display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher pixels amount per display inch and a much higher 1080 x 2160 resolution. Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 3, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play features a much better camera than Google Pixel 3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photography, higher video frame rate, a back-facing camera with way more megapixels and a much larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Moto G9 Play has a much longer battery life than Google Pixel 3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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