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| Global Score | |
| 89 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-15 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.70 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Just black and Sorta sage | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 548.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 430 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 12.20 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4080mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6 | 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
The Google Pixel 5 is better than Motorola Moto G9 Play, with an 89 score against 76.7. Even when Google Pixel 5 and the Motorola Moto G9 Play were released only a couple of months apart, Google Pixel 5 is a lot lighter and somewhat thinner. Google Pixel 5 features a more vivid screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a much higher pixels quantity per screen inch.
Moto G9 Play counts with a bigger memory to install applications and games than Google Pixel 5, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Google Pixel 5 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Google Pixel 5 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with improved battery life than Google Pixel 5, because it has a 23 percent bigger battery capacity. Motorola Moto G9 Play has a slightly better camera than Google Pixel 5, and although they both have the same video frame rate, a same size aperture and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a way higher photo and video quality and a camera with lot more MP.
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