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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-17 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.34 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.11 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G9 Play is a bit better than the Honor 9X Pro, getting a general score of 76.7 against 71.9. Although the Motorola Moto G9 Play and Honor 9X Pro were released only 4 months apart, Motorola Moto G9 Play's design is a bit lighter but also a bit thicker than Honor 9X Pro. These phones work with the same Android 10 OS (Operating System).
The Honor 9X Pro counts with a bit better performance than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Honor 9X Pro also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Honor 9X Pro has a much better screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, more pixels per inch in the display and a bit bigger screen.
The Honor 9X Pro features a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Honor 9X Pro also has more internal storage capacity. The Moto G9 Play has greater battery life than Honor 9X Pro, because it has a 25% larger battery size.
The Moto G9 Play counts with a little bit better camera than Honor 9X Pro, and although they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Moto G9 Play also has a larger aperture and a bigger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
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