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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-03-31 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 |
| 9.57 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Moto G9 Play is slightly better than the Moto G5 Plus, with a global score of 76.7 against 74.6. Moto G9 Play is a noticeably newer and just a bit thinner device than the Moto G5 Plus, although it is notably heavier. The Motorola Moto G5 Plus and the Motorola Moto G9 Play both count with extremely similar CPUs, they have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cores.
The Moto G5 Plus features a much better looking display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher amount of pixels per screen inch and a better 1080 x 1920 resolution. The Moto G9 Play captures much clearer photos and videos than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and a same size diafragm aperture, the Moto G9 Play also has a much bigger back camera sensor providing a much higher image quality, a much more megapixels back camera and higher 60 fps video frame rates.
The Moto G9 Play has a better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Moto G9 Play also has a SD memory slot that holds up to 512 GB. Moto G9 Play has a really longer battery duration than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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