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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2016-11-11 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 10.45 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.76 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A9 (2018) is much better than the Moto M, getting an 85.2 score against 71.6. The Galaxy A9 (2018) body has the same thickness than the Moto M, but it's heavier. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a bit more powerful processor than Moto M, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a display that is just as good as the screen in Motorola Moto M, because although the Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit worse pixels density, it also counts with a bit larger screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2220px. The Galaxy A9 (2018) captures greater pictures and videos than Moto M, because it has a much higher (4K) video quality, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better images in poorly lited situations and a much higher 24 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than Moto M, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with better battery lifetime than Motorola Moto M, because it has a 3800mAh battery size against 3050mAh.
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