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| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-07-13 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Blue | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 107.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G9 Play has a global score of 76.7, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star's 73.1 general score. These devices use Android OS (Operating System), but Motorola Moto G9 Play has 10 version and Samsung Galaxy J7 Star has Android 9.0 Pie. Motorola Moto G9 Play is a a lot newer cellphone than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, although it is a little bit heavier and a bit thicker.
Moto G9 Play features a little bit better screen than Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a larger screen, a little higher resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels and a just a bit greater pixel density. The Moto G9 Play has a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy J7 Star, because it has 32 GB more internal memory and an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Moto G9 Play has a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Moto G9 Play also has a greater amount of RAM. The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a way better camera than Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and a same size camera aperture, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels, higher video frame rates and a lot larger sensor providing a much better image quality.
Motorola Moto G9 Play has a really longer battery performance than Galaxy J7 Star, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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