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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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 Moto G9 Play has a global score of 76.7, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S5 Active's global score of 75.6. The Moto G9 Play body is newer than Galaxy S5 Active's, although it's just a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. These phones come with Android OS, but the Moto G9 Play has older 10 version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active counts with a little better hardware performance than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a graphics processor. The Galaxy S5 Active counts with a way better display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a lot better number of pixels per screen inch.
Moto G9 Play has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same video quality, the Moto G9 Play also has better 60 frames per second video frame rates and a way higher resolution camera. The Moto G9 Play features a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB and 48 GB more internal storage capacity.
Moto G9 Play has a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
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