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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.40 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Glass; metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 439.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.99 |
| 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 Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Moto G9 Plus has a score of 80.5, which is slightly better than the Galaxy S6 edge+'s global score of 79.3. Both phones in this review include Android operating system, but Moto G9 Plus has newer 10 version and Galaxy S6 edge+ has Android 5.1 version, providing you some additional features and performance improvements. The Moto G9 Plus body is notably newer than Galaxy S6 edge+'s, but it's much heavier and much thicker.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S6 edge+, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has a greater number of cores. The Galaxy S6 edge+ has a sharper display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixel density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a much better camera than Galaxy S6 edge+, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has a larger aperture to capture better low light photography and video, a way more megapixels back camera and a much bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Moto G9 Plus features much more storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Moto G9 Plus counts with a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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