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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 15 | Android 10 |
| 2025-04-08 | 2020-08-28 |
| -- | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| PANTONE Gibraltar Sea and PANTONE Surf the Web | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| -- | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| -- | 270 pixels per inch |
| 3000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SM6475-AB (4 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 |
| Adreno 600 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 2 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.88 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Moto G9 Play is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025), having a general score of 76.7 against 71.9. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Moto G9 Play has the previous 10 version while Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) has Android 15. Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a really superior hardware performance than Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025), although it has 4 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 cores.
The Moto G9 Play features a way better screen than Moto G Stylus 5G (2025), although it has a little bit smaller screen. The Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) has a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has 128 GB internal memory and an external memory card slot that allows up to 2 TB.
Moto G9 Play and Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) have incredibly similar batteries duration. The Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) has a little bit better camera than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for shooting images in low-light environments, it also counts with a better resolution camera in the back, a larger sensor which gives a better photo and video quality and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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