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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-28 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 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 | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 |
| 11.22 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| 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
The Galaxy A7 (2018) is just a bit better than Moto G9 Play, with an 84.2 score against 76.7. Although the Galaxy A7 (2018) is older than Moto G9 Play, it's body is thinner and lighter. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a much better screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a way better pixel density.
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much bigger storage for applications and games than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has more internal storage. Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little faster CPU than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a way better battery life than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 3300mAh. Moto G9 Play takes better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and a same size aperture, the Moto G9 Play also has a lot larger sensor providing a lot higher image quality, faster 60 frames per second video frame rates and a lot more MP camera.
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