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| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Motorola |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-06-15 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.66 x 2.73 x 0.33 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 439 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6750 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G9 Play is just a bit better than LG Q7, with a 76.7 score against 72.2. Motorola Moto G9 Play's design is way newer, but just a little bit thicker and much heavier than the LG Q7. Both phones in this review use Android operating system, but Motorola Moto G9 Play has an older 10 version while LG Q7 has Android 8.1 Oreo.
The LG Q7 features a much better looking screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher amount of pixels per display inch and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px. Moto G9 Play counts with a bit more powerful CPU than LG Q7, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Moto G9 Play also has a higher amount of RAM.
Motorola Moto G9 Play features a very superior camera than LG Q7, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a lot higher 48 MP resolution back-facing camera, faster 60 fps video frame rate, a lot larger sensor capturing way higher quality photographs and videos and a lot larger camera aperture to take better low light photos and video.
The Moto G9 Play counts with a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than LG Q7, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory. The Moto G9 Play has a much longer battery performance than LG Q7, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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