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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-28 | 2021-01-14 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.51 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.28 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Flash gray, Glowing blue (retail only) and Polar silver (retail only) |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 11 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G9 Play is a bit better than the Motorola Moto G Power (2021), having a 76.7 score against 76.5. Motorola Moto G9 Play's construction is a little bit thinner and just a little lighter than the Motorola Moto G Power (2021), even when both were released only a few months apart. The Motorola Moto G9 Play and the Moto G Power (2021) feature very similar screens, because although the Moto G Power (2021) has a quite worse pixels density, and they both have the same resolution of 720 x 1600px, it also counts with a bit bigger display.
Moto G Power (2021)'s memory to store more games and applications is very similar to Motorola Moto G9 Play's one, both of them have a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and exactly the same internal memory. Moto G Power (2021) counts with a CPU that's very similar to the processing unit in Motorola Moto G9 Play, they have 4 GB of RAM and 8 cores.
The Motorola Moto G Power (2021) features a battery life that is just as good as Moto G9 Play's battery lifetime. Moto G9 Play takes a little bit better photos and videos than Moto G Power (2021), and although they both have a F1.7 aperture, the same (Full HD) video resolution, the same video frame rate and a 48 MP resolution camera in the back, the Moto G9 Play also has a bigger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
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