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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-07 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto G9 Plus is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a overall score of 80.5 against 75.8. The Moto G9 Plus body is much newer, but incredibly heavier and somewhat thicker than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). The Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has a larger amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a little more vivid display than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a really smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little greater pixels count per inch of screen. The Moto G9 Plus features a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Moto G9 Plus shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos, a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 67% more battery size.
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