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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2018-04-19 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.06 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray and Pink | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 197.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.76 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) is much better than Moto G6, having a score of 85.2 against 72.1. The Galaxy A9 (2018) body is just a bit thinner but just a little bit heavier than Moto G6, and both were released only a few months apart. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit better processor than Moto G6, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has more RAM.
The Moto G6 counts with a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 2160px resolution, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of display. The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Moto G6, because it has more internal memory and a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) features superior battery life than Moto G6, because it has a 3800mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh. Galaxy A9 (2018) captures clearer pictures and videos than Moto G6, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor capturing worse quality photographs and videos, and they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better low light images and videos and a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution.
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