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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 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
The Galaxy S7 has a score of 79.5, which is a little bit better than Motorola Moto G9 Play's 76.7 overall score. The Galaxy S7 is an way older cellphone than Motorola Moto G9 Play, but Samsung was able to make it somewhat thinner and noticeably lighter. Motorola Moto G9 Play has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy S7, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a higher number of cores.
Galaxy S7 counts with a way better looking screen than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better screen density and a way better 1440 x 2560px resolution. Moto G9 Play features a superior memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play captures better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7, and although they both have a F1.7 aperture and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has better 60 frames per second video frame rate, a way more MP back camera and a lot larger back camera sensor providing a much better image quality.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a way better battery duration than Galaxy S7, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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