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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2020-08-28 | 2013-09-25 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 330 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note3 has an overall score of 77.7, which is a bit better than the Motorola Moto G9 Play's global score of 76.7. Although Samsung Galaxy Note3 is noticeably older than Motorola Moto G9 Play, it's body is just a little bit thinner and lighter. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Note3 has a more recent 4.4.2 version and Motorola Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note3, because it has a greater number of cores (although they are slower) and a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy Note3 has a little sharper screen than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1080 x 1920px resolution and a greater amount of pixels per display inch.
Moto G9 Play has a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note3, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Moto G9 Play also has a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Moto G9 Play has a much better battery life than Galaxy Note3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3200mAh.
The Moto G9 Play has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Note3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Moto G9 Play also has a much larger camera aperture to capture better low light images and video, better 60 fps video frame rate, a much higher resolution back camera and a much larger back camera sensor shooting lot higher quality photographs and videos.
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