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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| -- | 7.05 ounces |
| -- | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S6 Active is just a bit better than Motorola Moto G9 Play, having an 80.9 score against 76.7. The Galaxy S6 Active body is extremely lighter and a little bit thinner than Motorola Moto G9 Play. Both of these devices use Android OS, but Galaxy S6 Active has older 5.0 version while Motorola Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a greater performance than Moto G9 Play, because although it has less RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a graphics processing unit and a 64 bits processor. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a much more vibrant display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher 2560 x 1440 resolution and a much greater count of pixels per screen inch.
The Moto G9 Play counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 32 GB more internal storage. Moto G9 Play has a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3500mAh. Moto G9 Play features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Moto G9 Play also has a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light captures, a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a way larger sensor shooting lot better quality videos and photographs.
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