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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 80.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 10 | Android 13 |
| 2020-08-28 | -- |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | -- |
| 7.05 ounces | -- |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | -- |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 270 pixels per inch | 513 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Google Tensor G3 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 11.22 | 8.69 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 8 Pro is a bit better than the Moto G9 Play, getting a score of 80.1 against 76.7. Google Pixel 8 Pro is a much thinner and notably lighter cellphone than the Moto G9 Play. Both devices we are comparing here come with Android OS (operating system), but the Google Pixel 8 Pro has a more recent 13 version and Moto G9 Play has Android 10, providing the user a couple additional features and performance improvements.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a much better performing processor than Google Pixel 8 Pro, because although it has 8 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores. Google Pixel 8 Pro counts with a better looking display than Moto G9 Play, because it has a little bit bigger screen, a way better 1440 x 3120 resolution and a lot better amount of pixels per inch in the screen.
Google Pixel 8 Pro has a quite bigger memory for applications and games than Moto G9 Play, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Google Pixel 8 Pro has just a little better battery life than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has 5100mAh of battery capacity.
The Moto G9 Play features a lot better camera than Google Pixel 8 Pro, although it has a lot less mega-pixels resolution camera.
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