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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-02-07 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.18 x 2.96 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2270 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SDM632 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 250, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 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 |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 11.22 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh 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 has a general score of 76.7, which is a little bit better than Motorola Moto G7's 75.2 score. Moto G9 Play's design is newer than Motorola Moto G7's, but it is somewhat heavier and thicker. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Moto G9 Play has an older 10 version and Motorola Moto G7 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a bit superior CPU than Motorola Moto G7. Both have 4 GB of RAM and 8 processing cores. The Moto G7 has a more vivid screen than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1080 x 2270 pixels and a better count of pixels per inch in the screen.
Moto G9 Play takes much clearer videos and photos than Moto G7, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Moto G9 Play also has a larger camera aperture, a back facing camera with a much better 48 mega pixels resolution and faster 60 fps video frame rate. The Moto G9 Play counts with as much memory capacity for applications and games as the Moto G7 one, both of them have a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB and exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play has a way better battery lifetime than Moto G7, because it has a 67% bigger battery capacity.
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