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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 79.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-08-28 | 2024-03-11 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | -- |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Exynos 1380 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G68 MP5 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.12 |
| 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 + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.51 inches (1/1.96") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 11.44 |
| 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 Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 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 Galaxy A35 5G has a score of 79.4, which is a bit better than the Moto G9 Play's 76.7 general score. Although Galaxy A35 5G is a bit heavier than the Moto G9 Play, it's thinner and noticeably newer. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A35 5G has newer 14 version and Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version, providing you some additional features and optimized performance.
Moto G9 Play counts with a much more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Galaxy A35 5G features a more vivid display than Moto G9 Play, because it has a little bit larger screen, a higher amount of pixels per screen inch and a way higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The Galaxy A35 5G takes clearer videos and photos than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low-light images and video and a smaller back camera sensor shooting worse quality videos and pictures, it also counts with a higher resolution camera and a way better 3840x2160 video definition.
Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a better storage for apps and games than Galaxy A35 5G, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G counts with a battery lifetime that's just as good as the Moto G9 Play one.
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