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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 13 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.93 x 2.79 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| -- | 7.05 ounces |
| -- | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Google Tensor G3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
Moto G9 Play is just a bit better than Google Pixel 8, getting a global score of 76.7 against 72.5. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Moto G9 Play has the older 10 version and Google Pixel 8 has Android 13 version. Moto G9 Play has a very superior performance than Google Pixel 8, because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores.
Google Pixel 8 features a bit better display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a lot more pixels per inch of screen. The Motorola Moto G9 Play has a greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 8, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play takes much clearer videos and photos than Google Pixel 8, although it has a less MP back camera. Moto G9 Play features a much longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel 8.
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