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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-09-07 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Black, blue and white |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 387 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus is slightly better than the Galaxy M12, having an 80.5 score against 80. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus construction has the same thickness than Galaxy M12, but it's just a little bit heavier. Both of these devices include the same Android 10 OS, so both of them should provide the user all the same operating system features.
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy M12. They have a 4 GB RAM and 8 cores. The Moto G9 Plus has a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a little bit bigger display, a better screen density and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400.
The Moto G9 Plus has a much better camera than Galaxy M12, because it has a much better 64 mega pixels resolution camera, a much better video resolution and a bigger aperture to take better low light images and videos. The Moto G9 Plus features a slightly better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows 512 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage.
The Galaxy M12 has superior battery life than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because it has a 20% more battery capacity.
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