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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-15 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 202.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 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 Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A50 is just a bit better than Moto G9 Play, having a score of 83.8 against 76.7. Even though Samsung Galaxy A50 is older than Moto G9 Play, it's design is somewhat thinner and lighter. Galaxy A50 features just a little better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G9 Play. Both have the same RAM memory amount and 8 processing cores.
The Galaxy A50 features a brighter display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixels count per inch of display and a way better 1080 x 2340 resolution. Galaxy A50 counts with a superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB, the Galaxy A50 also has more internal storage.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play features greater battery performance than Galaxy A50, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Moto G9 Play features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A50, and although they both have the same aperture and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Moto G9 Play also has a lot bigger back camera sensor providing a much higher image quality, faster video frame rates and a way better 48 MP resolution back facing camera.
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