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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-14 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.25 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Diamond black and Twilight blue | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.22 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Moto G9 Play is a bit better than nubia Z20, with a overall score of 76.7 against 71.9. These devices use Android operating system, but the Moto G9 Play has the older 10 version while nubia Z20 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Moto G9 Play construction is newer than nubia Z20's, but it's just a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker.
Nubia Z20 counts with a better looking display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a greater screen pixel density. Nubia Z20 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the nubia Z20 also has more RAM memory.
Moto G9 Play's camera is just as good as the nubia Z20 one, and although the Moto G9 Play has a larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and better 60 fps video frame rates, they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, a F1.7 diafragm aperture and a back facing camera with a 48 megapixels resolution.
Moto G9 Play features a greater memory to store more games and applications than nubia Z20, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Moto G9 Play has longer battery performance than nubia Z20, because it has a 25 percent greater battery size.
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