Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 70.9 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2013-08-01 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.09 x 2.57 x 0.41 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Red and White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Motorola X8 (Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 30.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2200mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 240 hours standby time 13 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.16 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 has a global score of 83.3, which is better than the Moto X's score of 70.9. The Galaxy S9 design is incredibly newer and thinner, but noticeably heavier than the Moto X. Galaxy S9 has a slightly better display than Motorola Moto X, because it has a larger screen, much more pixels per screen inch and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2960.
The Galaxy S9 features a much greater memory capacity for apps and games than Moto X, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy S9 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 400 GB. Galaxy S9 counts with a greater processing power than Moto X, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 takes much better photographs and videos than Motorola Moto X, because it has a bigger back camera sensor which gives a better photo and video quality, a much better video definition, a much larger aperture to capture better low light photos and video and a better 12 MP resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy S9 counts with superior battery lifetime than Motorola Moto X, because it has a 36 percent bigger battery capacity.
The Galaxy S9 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper, which makes this phone a very good choice.
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