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| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-11-15 | 2021-06-14 |
| 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.67 x 3.05 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 7.67 ounces |
| Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue | Cosmic Emerald |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G SM4350 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.45 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) is a little bit better than Moto G Stylus 5G (2021), with a general score of 85.2 against 82.1. Galaxy A9 (2018) is an a lot older cellphone than the Moto G Stylus 5G (2021), but it's thinner and lighter anyway. Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) counts with a screen that's just as good as the Galaxy A9 (2018) one, because although the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) has a bit less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a quite bigger display.
The Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) features just a bit bigger storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) also has an external memory card slot that holds up to 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit better CPU than Moto G Stylus 5G (2021), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) has superior battery performance than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 32 percent more battery size. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a little bit better camera than Moto G Stylus 5G (2021), because although it has a camera in the back with a much worse 24 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light captures and video and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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