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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-28 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | 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 just a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), with a 76.7 score against 75.8. Even though Moto G9 Play is much newer than Galaxy A5 (2017), it's somewhat thicker and way heavier. The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a more vivid screen than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution and a lot better screen pixel density.
Motorola Moto G9 Play features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB and 32 GB more internal storage capacity. Moto G9 Play features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Moto G9 Play also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
Moto G9 Play takes much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same video quality, the Moto G9 Play also has a lot higher resolution camera, a larger aperture for better low-light photos and videos and better video frame rates. The Motorola Moto G9 Play has a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 67 percent greater battery capacity.
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