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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-21 | 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 sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 has a score of 80.2, which is a little bit better than Moto G9 Play's global score of 76.7. Even though Galaxy Note5 is much older than the Moto G9 Play, it's design is thinner and somewhat lighter. Galaxy Note5 features just a bit better processing power than Moto G9 Play. Both have a 4 GB RAM and 8 processing cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a brighter display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a lot more pixels per inch of display. Motorola Moto G9 Play captures better photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same video definition, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has higher 60 fps video frame rates, a back facing camera with a much better resolution, a much bigger back camera sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and photos and a larger aperture for better photos and video in low light environments.
Moto G9 Play has much more storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Moto G9 Play also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB. Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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