Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-11-15 | 2019-06-06 |
| 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue | Gray and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 612 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 11.55 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 5.6 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is just a bit better than the Moto Z4, with an 85.2 score against 79.8. Despite being the best we are comparing here, we must highlight that it is also a just a little bit thicker and just a bit heavier cellphone. The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a little better performance than Moto Z4, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a larger amount of RAM.
Moto Z4 features a display that's very similar to Galaxy A9 (2018)'s display, although the Moto Z4 also has a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a little higher count of pixels per inch in the screen and a little larger display. Moto Z4 counts with a superior camera than Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same aperture and the same video quality, the Moto Z4 also has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking lot higher quality photos and videos and a back-facing camera with a much better 48 MP resolution.
Galaxy A9 (2018) and Moto Z4 count with incredibly similar storage capacity to store more games and applications, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Moto Z4, because it has a 6 percent larger battery size.
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