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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-07 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a score of 80.5, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A30's 79.6 general score. Even though the Motorola Moto G9 Plus is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A30, it's extremely heavier and way thicker. Samsung Galaxy A30 and Motorola Moto G9 Plus feature really similar screens, because although the Samsung Galaxy A30 has a quite lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit greater number of pixels in each display inch.
The Moto G9 Plus features a superior memory for games and applications than Galaxy A30, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB, the Moto G9 Plus also has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Moto G9 Plus features a bit better CPU than Galaxy A30. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and 8 CPU cores.
The Moto G9 Plus features a greater camera than Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a much more MP back-facing camera, a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a much bigger camera sensor. Moto G9 Plus counts with superior battery performance than Galaxy A30, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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