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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-03-30 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Black, Gold and White | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.7 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus is a little bit better than the Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), having an 80.5 score against 74.4. Both devices in this comparison review use Android OS, but the Motorola Moto G9 Plus has the previous 10 version and Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Even though the Motorola Moto G9 Plus is noticeably newer than the Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), it is a little heavier and somewhat thicker.
The Moto G9 Plus features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because it has a quite greater pixel count per screen inch, a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a quite larger display. The Moto G9 Plus counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because it has more internal memory and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Moto G9 Plus has just a little better processing power than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016). Both have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) and Moto G9 Plus have extremely similar batteries duration. Moto G9 Plus counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because it has a back facing camera with lot more megapixels, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a larger camera aperture to take better captures and video in poorly lited environments.
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