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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-06-14 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.67 x 3.05 x 0.37 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.67 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Cosmic Emerald | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G SM4350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.23 |
| 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 Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 has a score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021)'s 82.1 overall score. Despite of the fact that Galaxy S9 is older than the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021), it's design is somewhat thinner and way lighter. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a bit faster processing unit than Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021). Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM amount.
Galaxy S9 counts with a much better screen than Moto G Stylus 5G (2021), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels. Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) takes a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy S9, because although it has slower video frame rates and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photography, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels.
The Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S9, because it has more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1 TB. Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) features a much better battery performance than Galaxy S9, because it has a 67% greater battery size.
Samsung Galaxy S9 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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