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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 9.02 | 11.22 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Moto G9 Play has a score of 76.7, which is a bit better than the Galaxy J7 (2017)'s 73.5 overall score. These phones use Android operating system, but Moto G9 Play has older 10 version and Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Moto G9 Play design is notably newer, but thicker and just a little heavier than the Galaxy J7 (2017).
The Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) has just a bit better screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a higher pixels density. The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a much better storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Motorola Moto G9 Play shoots much better photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same diafragm aperture, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has higher 60 fps video frame rate and a much more mega pixels back camera.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play features a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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