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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Play is just a bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a overall score of 76.7 against 75.8. Moto G9 Play's design is extremely newer than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s, although it's thicker and just a bit heavier. The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a little more vivid display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a better quantity of pixels per inch in the display. The Motorola Moto G9 Play features a very superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play captures greater photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has better 60 fps video frame rate, a back camera with a much better resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture. Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3600mAh.
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