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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2016-11-11 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.04 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note9 has an overall score of 87.1, which is a lot better than Motorola Moto M's 71.6 general score. Galaxy Note9 is a newer phone than the Motorola Moto M, although it is somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit faster CPU than Moto M, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit better looking display than Motorola Moto M, because it has a higher number of pixels per inch of display, a much higher 1440 x 2960px resolution and a larger display. Samsung Galaxy Note9 shoots way better photographs and videos than Motorola Moto M, because although it has a lot less megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way bigger aperture and a way better (4K) video definition.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a much better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Moto M, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy Note9 features superior battery performance than Moto M, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3050mAh.
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