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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-29 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 339.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A51 5G is much better than the Moto G9 Plus, with a general score of 90.8 against 80.5. Galaxy A51 5G's design is somewhat lighter and thinner than the Moto G9 Plus, even though they were released only a couple of months apart. Both phones in this review have Android OS, but Galaxy A51 5G has newer 11 version and Moto G9 Plus has Android 10 version, counting with some nice extra features.
The Galaxy A51 5G features a little faster CPU than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy A51 5G also has a larger amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G features a little more vivid display than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2400, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has slightly more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G also has an external memory slot that admits up to 1000 GB. Moto G9 Plus features a bit better camera than Galaxy A51 5G, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Moto G9 Plus also has a larger camera aperture to take better images and videos in low-light environments, a bigger sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures and a back camera with a way better 64 MP resolution.
Moto G9 Plus features just a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, because it has an 11 percent larger battery size.
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