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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-05-15 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 431 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 |
| 11.33 | 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 | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A41 is a bit better than Moto G9 Play, with a general score of 81.7 against 76.7. The Samsung Galaxy A41 is a somewhat thinner and way lighter cellphone than Moto G9 Play, even though they were only released with a few months difference. Both of these devices work with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy A41 has a more recent 11 version while Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version, counting with a lot of extra features and performance enhancements.
The Moto G9 Play and Galaxy A41 both have quite similar processing units, they have the same RAM memory amount and 8 CPU cores. The Galaxy A41 counts with a brighter display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a much higher screen pixel density.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play's memory for apps and games is just as good as the Galaxy A41 one, they have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and the same internal memory. Galaxy A41 captures clearer videos and photos than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a tinier aperture and a tinier back camera sensor capturing worse quality videos and images, and they both have a same resolution camera, the Galaxy A41 also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video quality.
Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A41, because it has a 43% bigger battery capacity.
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