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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 13 | Android 10 |
| 2023-03-29 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.25 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Carbon Black | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 399 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola ThinkPhone is a bit better than Moto G9 Play, getting a 78.9 score against 76.7. Both phones in this review include Android operating system, but Motorola ThinkPhone has newer 13 version and Moto G9 Play has Android 10, offering a lot of extra features and performance improvements. Motorola ThinkPhone is a noticeably newer cellphone, and it is also a little bit lighter and just a bit thinner than Moto G9 Play.
Motorola ThinkPhone counts with a lot better looking display than Moto G9 Play, because it has a way better 1080 x 2400 resolution, a better quantity of pixels per display inch and a bit bigger screen. Moto G9 Play features an extremely better CPU than Motorola ThinkPhone, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with just a bit better camera than Motorola ThinkPhone, because although it has a smaller camera sensor shooting lower quality images and videos and a camera in the back with lesser mega-pixels, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better photography and video in low-light situations.
The Motorola ThinkPhone has a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Moto G9 Play, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Motorola ThinkPhone and Moto G9 Play both have extremely similar batteries duration.
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