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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-01-08 | 2020-09-07 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Moto G9 Plus is much better than the Galaxy A5 (2016), having an 80.5 score against 71.9. The Moto G9 Plus is a notably newer cellphone than Galaxy A5 (2016), although it's way heavier and way thicker. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus features just a little better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has more RAM.
The Galaxy A5 (2016) counts with a bit sharper display than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little bit worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better pixel number per inch in the display. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus takes greater photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a way better video resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture for better photography and videos in poorly lited environments and a back camera with a lot better resolution.
Moto G9 Plus counts with a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 112 GB more internal storage. Moto G9 Plus counts with a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 72% larger battery size.
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