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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-28 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy S7 is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto G9 Play, with a 79.5 score against 76.7. The Samsung Galaxy S7 construction is a lot lighter and somewhat thinner than Motorola Moto G9 Play, even though it was released 5 years before. The Moto G9 Play counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S7, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Moto G9 Play also has 4 more CPU cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 has a much better display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a way higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a much greater pixel count per screen inch. Moto G9 Play counts with a better camera than Galaxy S7, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and a same size diafragm aperture, the Moto G9 Play also has a way larger back-facing camera sensor capturing much better quality videos and pictures, higher video frame rates and a much more megapixels camera.
Motorola Moto G9 Play has a much bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy S7, because it has 32 GB more internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a much longer battery duration than Galaxy S7, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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