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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-08-28 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.2 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| 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
Sony Xperia XZ3 is just a bit better than the Moto G9 Play, having a 79.6 score against 76.7. Both of these devices work with Android operating system, but the Sony Xperia XZ3 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Moto G9 Play has Android 10. Sony Xperia XZ3 is an older and just a bit thicker phone than the Moto G9 Play, but Sony could make it a bit lighter anyway.
The Xperia XZ3 features a much sharper screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much greater pixels density and a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2880. The Xperia XZ3 has a little better processing power than Moto G9 Play. They have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cpu cores.
Sony Xperia XZ3 has as much memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as Motorola Moto G9 Play, they have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB and exactly the same internal storage. Moto G9 Play counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia XZ3, because it has a 50% greater battery size.
The Moto G9 Play has just a bit better camera than Xperia XZ3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Moto G9 Play also has higher video frame rate, a back camera with much more megapixels, a way larger sensor which offers a way higher image and video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures.
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