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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-10-12 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.20 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Space blue and Ultra violet | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P70 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.13 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A9 (2018) is much better than the Motorola One Macro, getting a overall score of 85.2 against 73.8. Galaxy A9 (2018)'s design is thinner and a little lighter than the Motorola One Macro, despite of the fact that it was released just 11 months before. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with just a bit better processing power than Motorola One Macro, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy A9 (2018) has a much better display than Motorola One Macro, because it has a little bit bigger display, a lot higher 1080 x 2220 resolution and a higher pixels quantity in each inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a very superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola One Macro, and although they both have a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) captures better photographs and videos than Motorola One Macro, because it has a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a bigger aperture to take better low light images and videos, a much higher video quality and a back camera with a much better resolution.
Motorola One Macro counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3800mAh.
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