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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-08-28 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Black |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a general score of 78.1, which is a bit better than the Motorola Moto G9 Play's 76.7 overall score. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has the newer 11 version and Motorola Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version. The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 is a lighter cellphone than the Motorola Moto G9 Play, but both of them are 0.36inches thick.
Galaxy XCover 5 and Moto G9 Play have quite similar processors, both have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core CPU. Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a slightly better screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little bit lower 720 x 1480 resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater quantity of pixels per display inch.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a greater camera than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has higher 60 fps video frame rate, a camera in the back with a way higher resolution and a bigger aperture to take better low light images and videos.
The Galaxy XCover 5 features more storage capacity for applications and games than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 1 TB. Moto G9 Play has a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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