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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Glass; metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 5 has a general score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than Moto G9 Play's general score of 76.7. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Note 5 has the older 5.1 version and Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version. Although Galaxy Note 5 is older than the Moto G9 Play, it's construction is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter.
Galaxy Note 5 counts with an incredibly better screen than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a lot greater pixel amount per inch of display. The Motorola Moto G9 Play features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has more processing cores.
Moto G9 Play captures much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the Moto G9 Play also has a way larger camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs, a much higher resolution back-facing camera, higher 60 frames per second video frame rates and a bigger camera aperture.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play has a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Moto G9 Play counts with a much better battery life than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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