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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 13 | Android 10 |
| 2023-09-14 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.28 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Caneel Bay and Soothing Sea | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 7030 (6 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 |
| Mali-G610 MC3 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") 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 |
| 11.77 | 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 Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | 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 |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge 40 Neo has a global score of 77, which is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G9 Play's general score of 76.7. The Motorola Edge 40 Neo design is notably newer, thinner and lighter than Motorola Moto G9 Play. These phones work with Android OS, but the Motorola Edge 40 Neo has 13 version while Motorola Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version, counting with some additional features.
Motorola Edge 40 Neo has a much more vibrant screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Motorola Edge 40 Neo also has a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2400px and more pixels per inch in the screen. Moto G9 Play has more storage to install games and applications than Motorola Edge 40 Neo, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Moto G9 Play features a much powerful CPU than Motorola Edge 40 Neo, although it has 4 GB less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Motorola Edge 40 Neo counts with a bit better camera than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low light captures, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a higher 50 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a bigger back camera sensor providing a better image quality.
Moto G9 Play and Motorola Edge 40 Neo count with incredibly similar batteries duration.
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