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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-08-28 | 2021-11-18 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.35 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Arctic Blue, Iron Blac and Neptune Green |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SM6375 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 660, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 619 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 | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 10.67 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G71 5G has a score of 82.9, which is just a bit better than the Moto G9 Play's score of 76.7. The Motorola Moto G71 5G body is newer, somewhat lighter and just a little bit thinner than Moto G9 Play. These devices come with Android OS (operating system), but Motorola Moto G71 5G has a more recent 11 version while Moto G9 Play has Android 10, so it gives you lots of additional features and some performance improvements.
Motorola Moto G71 5G features just a bit better hardware performance than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have 8 cores, the Motorola Moto G71 5G also has a larger amount of RAM. Moto G71 5G counts with a brighter screen than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a lot better screen pixels density.
Moto G9 Play features a better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Moto G71 5G, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB. Moto G71 5G's battery life is just as good as Motorola Moto G9 Play's battery lifetime.
The Moto G9 Play captures clearer photographs and videos than Moto G71 5G, because although it has a back-facing camera with a worse 48 megapixels resolution and a worse (Full HD) video resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photography.
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