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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-12-07 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Frosted silver and Volcanic grey | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| LTPS | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.98 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a score of 85.2, which is slightly better than Motorola Moto G 5G's global score of 81.5. Even though Galaxy A9 (2018) is extremely older than Motorola Moto G 5G, it's body is somewhat lighter and noticeably thinner. The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a little faster CPU than Moto G 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has more RAM.
Moto G 5G and Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) count with very similar displays, although the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a little bit inferior amount of pixels per inch of screen, a little bit smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution. The Moto G 5G features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Moto G 5G also has a much higher resolution back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a little bit more storage for games and applications than Moto G 5G, because although it has an external memory card slot that holds 488 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity. Moto G 5G has longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 32% bigger battery size.
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