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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-04-28 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.56 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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 little bit better than the realme 8 5G, with a score of 76.7 against 72. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android operating system, but the Moto G9 Play has the older 10 version while realme 8 5G has Android 11 version. Moto G9 Play is an a little bit heavier and just a bit thicker phone than the realme 8 5G.
Realme 8 5G counts with a brighter screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a display with the same size, the realme 8 5G also has a higher number of pixels per inch of display and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px. Realme 8 5G features a bit faster processing unit than Motorola Moto G9 Play. Both have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
Realme 8 5G has a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Moto G9 Play, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 1 TB. The Moto G9 Play counts with a slightly better camera than realme 8 5G, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 48 mega pixels and the same video definition, the Moto G9 Play also has a bigger aperture to take better low light captures and videos and higher 60 frames per second video frame rates.
The Moto G9 Play's battery performance is just as good as the realme 8 5G one.
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