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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-09-07 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Moto G9 Plus has a score of 80.5, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 global score. Although Moto G9 Plus is noticeably newer than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), it's way heavier and thicker. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little sharper display than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a lot smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a bit better quantity of pixels per inch of display.
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB. Moto G9 Plus features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Moto G9 Plus also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
The Moto G9 Plus features a superior battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. The Moto G9 Plus shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger diafragm aperture for better captures and video in poorly lited environments, a way higher resolution camera in the back and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
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