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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 15 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| -- | 7.05 ounces |
| -- | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 431 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Google Tensor G3 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Immortalis-G715s MC10 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 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 |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 Moto G9 Play is a little bit better than the Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), having a 76.7 score against 75.7. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Moto G9 Play has 10 version and Google Pixel 9a (Rumored) has Android 15. Moto G9 Play features a much better processing power than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), because although it has 4 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with 7 more cores.
The Google Pixel 9a (Rumored) features a bit sharper screen than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a much greater screen density. The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored). Both have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a 48 megapixels camera in the back. Moto G9 Play has a very superior battery lifetime than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored).
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