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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Motorola |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Moto G9 Play has a score of 76.7, which is slightly better than Lumia 950's 74.1 global score. Even though the Moto G9 Play is notably newer than the Lumia 950, it is thicker and a lot heavier. The Moto G9 Play counts with Android 10 OS, and Lumia 950 counts with Windows 10 Mobile OS. Lumia 950 features a much more vibrant display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a way better pixel number per inch in the display and a much better 2560 x 1440 resolution.
The Moto G9 Play features a better performing processing unit than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has 1 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores. Moto G9 Play features much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory capacity.
The Moto G9 Play has a way better battery duration than Lumia 950, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Moto G9 Play captures clearer photos and videos than Lumia 950, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Moto G9 Play also has a larger diafragm aperture, higher video frame rate, a way larger back camera sensor which gives a much better photo and video quality and a camera with way more megapixels.
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