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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 13 | Android 10 |
| 2023-05-04 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum 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 |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (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-G77 MC9 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/1.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") 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 | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Motorola Edge 40 has an overall score of 77.2, which is a bit better than the Moto G9 Play's 76.7 global score. Motorola Edge 40's body is way newer, thinner and lighter than the Moto G9 Play. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Motorola Edge 40 has the newer 13 version and Moto G9 Play has Android 10.
Motorola Edge 40 features a way better display than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a much higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. Moto G9 Play features a way better hardware performance than Motorola Edge 40, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Motorola Edge 40 has a bit better camera than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has a camera in the back with more megapixels, a lot higher (4K) video resolution, a larger camera sensor capturing higher quality photographs and videos and a bigger aperture for better low light images. Moto G9 Play counts with a greater memory to store more games and applications than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Moto G9 Play features a bit better battery life than Motorola Edge 40, because it has a 14 percent greater battery size.
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