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| Global Score | |
| 79.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-16 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.24 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Mystic indigo | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2300 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 397 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S9 has a score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than Moto G Stylus's 79.7 overall score. Although the Galaxy S9 is incredibly older than the Moto G Stylus, it's body is lighter and just a little bit thinner. The Galaxy S9 has a sharper screen than Motorola Moto G Stylus, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a greater pixels amount in each inch of screen.
Moto G Stylus features a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S9, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a bit better CPU than Motorola Moto G Stylus. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
Moto G Stylus has improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Moto G Stylus has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has a tinier aperture and slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Moto G Stylus also counts with a way better 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a lot larger back camera sensor.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, Galaxy S9 is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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