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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Motorola |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-03-25 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 8.36 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Moto G9 Play is a little bit better than HTC One (M8), with a global score of 76.7 against 71.9. Although Moto G9 Play is much heavier than HTC One (M8), it's a little bit thinner and also much newer. Both of these devices include Android OS (Operating System), but Moto G9 Play has a more recent 10 version while HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0 version.
The HTC One (M8) counts with a much better looking display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher pixels quantity per display inch and a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080. The HTC One (M8) features a bit better performance than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and less processing cores , it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
Moto G9 Play counts with a much better camera than HTC One (M8), and although they both have the same video quality and the same 60 fps video frame rate, the Moto G9 Play also has a camera in the back with way more MP, a larger aperture and a lot larger camera sensor. Moto G9 Play counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than HTC One (M8), because it has 32 GB more internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play has a much longer battery duration than HTC One (M8), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 2600mAh.
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