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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-28 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is much better than the Moto G9 Play, with an 87.1 score against 76.7. Samsung Galaxy Note9 is an extremely older and a little heavier cellphone than Moto G9 Play, but Samsung managed to build it a little bit thinner anyway. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a bit superior CPU than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy Note9 features a much more vibrant display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a lot better screen density. The Galaxy Note9 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy Note9 also has 128 GB internal memory.
Moto G9 Play has longer battery performance than Galaxy Note9, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Moto G9 Play takes clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for taking photos and videos in low light environments, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Moto G9 Play also counts with a lot bigger sensor and a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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