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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-28 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A50 is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G9 Play, getting a overall score of 83.8 against 76.7. The Galaxy A50 construction is lighter and thinner than Motorola Moto G9 Play, even though it was released only 18 months before. The Galaxy A50 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Moto G9 Play. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and 8 CPU cores.
Galaxy A50 has a more vivid display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a greater pixel density. Moto G9 Play takes better pictures and videos than Galaxy A50, and although they both have the same aperture and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Moto G9 Play also has a way larger sensor shooting much better quality videos and photos, higher 60 frames per second video frame rates and a lot higher resolution camera in the back.
Samsung Galaxy A50 has a superior memory to store more games and applications than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has 64 GB more internal storage. The Motorola Moto G9 Play has superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A50, because it has a 25% more battery capacity.
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