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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-10-04 | 2020-12-05 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches | 6.78 x 3.02 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Electric violet and Metallic sage |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 280.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1640 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3510mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G9 Power is a bit better than Moto Z Play, with a global score of 78.6 against 74.4. Although the Motorola Moto G9 Power is notably newer than Moto Z Play, it is way thicker and a lot heavier. These devices include Android OS (Operating System), but Motorola Moto G9 Power has older 10 version while Moto Z Play has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
Moto G9 Power and Motorola Moto Z Play both count with quite similar CPUs, and although the Moto G9 Power has a higher amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Motorola Moto Z Play counts with a more vivid screen than Motorola Moto G9 Power, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot more pixels per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels.
Moto G9 Power captures much clearer photos and videos than Moto Z Play, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Moto G9 Power also has a larger aperture to take better low light images and video, a back facing camera with a much higher 64 mega-pixels resolution and higher video frame rates.
Moto G9 Power counts with more memory capacity for apps and games than Motorola Moto Z Play, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that holds 1,45 TB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Moto G9 Power counts with a very superior battery life than Moto Z Play, because it has a 71% larger battery capacity.
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