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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 10 | Android 13 |
| 2020-08-28 | 2023-06-02 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.41 x 2.91 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Cosmic Black and Rose Champagne |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SM6450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 600 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.12 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 10.89 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto G9 Play is slightly better than Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023), getting a general score of 76.7 against 76. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Moto G9 Play has the older 10 version and Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) has Android 13. Moto G9 Play's design has the same thickness than the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023), but it's a bit lighter.
Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) has a bit more vivid display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has a higher pixel quantity per screen inch, a lot higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a bit bigger display. The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a way better processing power than Moto G Stylus 5G (2023), although it has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) counts with a quite bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Moto G9 Play, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Moto G9 Play takes just a bit better photos and videos than Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023), because although it has a lot lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a back camera with a worse 48 MP resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture and a much bigger sensor providing a lot better image quality.
The Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) and Motorola Moto G9 Play feature extremely similar batteries duration.
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