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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-07 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 10.01 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Moto G9 Plus is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Note5, having an 80.5 score against 80.2. Even though Moto G9 Plus is way newer than the Samsung Galaxy Note5, it's incredibly heavier and incredibly thicker. Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a little sharper screen than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560px resolution and a better amount of pixels per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 and Moto G9 Plus have very similar processing units, both of them have a 4 GB RAM and the same number of cores. Motorola Moto G9 Plus captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has a lot bigger camera sensor providing a way higher image quality, a bigger aperture and a lot more MP back camera.
Moto G9 Plus has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB and more internal storage. Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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