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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-28 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 10.01 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a score of 80.2, which is a little bit better than Moto G9 Play's general score of 76.7. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 construction is thinner and somewhat lighter than Moto G9 Play, despite of the fact that it was released 5 years before. Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a bit superior CPU than Moto G9 Play. They have a Octa-Core CPU and 4 GB of RAM memory.
Galaxy Note5 features a much better screen than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way better pixels number per inch of display and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2560px. The Moto G9 Play has a very superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Moto G9 Play also has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Moto G9 Play counts with a superior battery duration than Galaxy Note5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Moto G9 Play shoots better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Moto G9 Play also has a bigger aperture for better low light captures and video, a camera with a much higher resolution, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a much better image and video quality and better 60 fps video frame rates.
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