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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2017-03-31 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 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 | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S9 has an overall score of 83.3, which is much better than the Motorola Moto G5 Plus's general score of 74.6. Samsung Galaxy S9's construction is newer and thinner, but also a bit heavier than the Motorola Moto G5 Plus. The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Motorola Moto G5 Plus. Both have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S9 features a little more vivid screen than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels, a little bit bigger display and a better display density. Samsung Galaxy S9 features more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S9 features a little bit better camera than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a tinier sensor, and they both have a 12 mega pixels resolution camera in the back and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also counts with a bigger aperture and faster 60 frames per second video frame rate.
The Galaxy S9 features a battery lifetime that is very similar to Moto G5 Plus's battery lifetime.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy S9 is also by far the cheapest.
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