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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-24 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 487.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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/1.70 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 | |
| 3700mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 4 XL has a score of 82.9, which is a little bit better than Motorola Moto G9 Play's overall score of 76.7. The Google Pixel 4 XL is an older cellphone than Motorola Moto G9 Play, but it is a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner anyway. The Google Pixel 4 XL has an incredibly better looking screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1440 x 3040 pixels and a lot greater number of pixels per screen inch.
Google Pixel 4 XL has a bit faster processing unit than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Google Pixel 4 XL also has 2 GB more RAM. The Motorola Moto G9 Play captures much better pictures and videos than Google Pixel 4 XL, and although they both have the same aperture and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a back camera with a much higher 48 MP resolution, higher video frame rates and a way bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Moto G9 Play features a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 4 XL, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Moto G9 Play also has a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. Motorola Moto G9 Play features greater battery life than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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