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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-08-28 | 2020-08-20 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Just black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 9.79 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 4a is a little bit better than the Moto G9 Play, having an 82.9 score against 76.7. The Google Pixel 4a design is a lot lighter and somewhat thinner than the Moto G9 Play, although they were released only 0 months apart. Both devices in this review have Android operating system, but Google Pixel 4a has a more recent 11 version and Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version.
Google Pixel 4a features a bit better processing power than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Google Pixel 4a also has more RAM. The Google Pixel 4a counts with a much better display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher pixels amount per inch of screen and a way higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The Moto G9 Play features a better camera than Google Pixel 4a, and although they both have a F1.7 diafragm aperture and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Moto G9 Play also has better 60 fps video frame rate, a back-facing camera with a much higher 48 mega pixels resolution and a way larger camera sensor which provides a much higher image and video quality.
Moto G9 Play has a quite bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 4a, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Moto G9 Play counts with a much longer battery performance than Google Pixel 4a, because it has a 59% larger battery capacity.
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