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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2020-08-28 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 is much better than Motorola Moto G9 Play, getting a score of 88.7 against 76.7. Apple iPhone 12 is a lighter and somewhat thinner phone than the Motorola Moto G9 Play, even when both were only released with a couple months difference. Apple iPhone 12 works with iOS 15.x OS, and Motorola Moto G9 Play has Android 10 OS.
Apple iPhone 12 has a more powerful processing unit than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has lesser cores (but faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone 12 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The iPhone 12 counts with a way better looking display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels and a much better amount of pixels per display inch.
The Moto G9 Play counts with a superior camera than iPhone 12, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for taking images and video in low-light situations, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Moto G9 Play also counts with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Moto G9 Play has a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 12, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Moto G9 Play also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. The Motorola Moto G9 Play has a superior battery performance than iPhone 12, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 2815mAh.
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