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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 92.8 |
| 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 2.82 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.66 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| 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
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro has a general score of 92.8, which is much better than Motorola Moto G9 Play's global score of 76.7. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro construction is just a bit lighter and thinner than Motorola Moto G9 Play, although both of them were only released with a few months difference. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro works with iOS 15.x operating system, and Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with Android 10 operating system.
The iPhone 12 Pro has a better performing processor than Moto G9 Play, because although it has 2 less processing cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a 64-bits processor. The iPhone 12 Pro features a way better display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1170 x 2532 and a much higher pixel number per screen inch.
Motorola Moto G9 Play features a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12 Pro, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Moto G9 Play has a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 12 Pro, because it has a 78 percent bigger battery capacity.
The Moto G9 Play shoots better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light photography, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 60 fps video frame rates, the Moto G9 Play also counts with a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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