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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-09-07 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 387 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a global score of 80.5, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A12's 80.3 overall score. Both of these phones use the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't see any differences regarding OS features. Even being the best device in our current comparison, Motorola Moto G9 Plus's construction is a little thicker and a little heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A12.
Samsung Galaxy A12 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G9 Plus. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 CPU cores. Moto G9 Plus has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A12, because it has a way better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a little bit bigger display and more pixels per inch of screen.
Moto G9 Plus has just a bit bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has an external memory card slot that holds 512 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy A12's battery duration is very similar to the battery lifetime in Moto G9 Plus.
Moto G9 Plus features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A12, because it has a way better (4K) video definition, a back-facing camera with a much higher 64 megapixels resolution and a bigger aperture for better low-light photography and video.
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