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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-06-06 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Gray and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Moto Z4 is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto G9 Play, with a 79.8 score against 76.7. These phones include the same Android 10 OS, so both of them should provide all the same operating system features. Despite of the fact that the Moto Z4 is older than Motorola Moto G9 Play, it's design is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter.
Moto Z4 counts with a more vivid display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixels density and a lot better 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Motorola Moto Z4 has much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB, the Motorola Moto Z4 also has 128 GB internal storage.
The Motorola Moto Z4 and the Moto G9 Play feature similar processing units, both of them have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processing unit. The Moto Z4 has just a bit better camera than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a smaller sensor which provides a worse image and video quality, and they both have the same aperture and a 48 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, the Moto Z4 also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a superior battery performance than Moto Z4, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3600mAh.
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