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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-11-11 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G9 Play is slightly better than Moto M, having a global score of 76.7 against 71.6. Motorola Moto G9 Play is a way newer phone than the Moto M, but it is somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. Moto M has a much better display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a higher number of pixels per inch in the display.
Motorola Moto G9 Play features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Motorola Moto M, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. Motorola Moto M features a little bit better performance than Moto G9 Play. Both of them have 8 cores and a 4 GB RAM.
The Moto G9 Play shoots way better photos and videos than Motorola Moto M, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Moto G9 Play also has a back camera with way more megapixels and a bigger aperture. Motorola Moto G9 Play has a superior battery performance than Motorola Moto M, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 3050mAh.
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