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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 10 | Android 13 |
| 2020-08-28 | 2023-05-04 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 11.77 |
| 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 | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 Motorola Edge 40 has a global score of 77.2, which is slightly better than the Moto G9 Play's 76.7 general score. Both devices we compare here use Android operating system, but the Motorola Edge 40 has 13 version and Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version. The Motorola Edge 40 construction is a lot newer, thinner and lighter than the Moto G9 Play.
Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a much better performing CPU than Motorola Edge 40, although it has 4 GB less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Motorola Edge 40 has a lot better display than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a better screen pixels density and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px.
Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Motorola Edge 40 has a little bit better camera than Moto G9 Play, because it has a better 50 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light captures, a larger camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a way better video quality.
Moto G9 Play counts with just a bit longer battery life than Motorola Edge 40, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4400mAh.
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