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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2018-03-16 | 2021-01-14 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.51 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Aurora black and Aurora white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 158.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 SM6150-AC chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a score of 83.3, which is slightly better than the Moto G Stylus (2021)'s 79.3 score. The Samsung Galaxy S9 body is just a little bit thinner and a lot lighter than Moto G Stylus (2021), even though it was released many years before. Galaxy S9 features a sharper display than Moto G Stylus (2021), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixel density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960.
The Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) counts with much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S9, because it has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S9 features just a little better hardware performance than Moto G Stylus (2021). Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processing unit.
Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) counts with longer battery performance than Galaxy S9, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Moto G Stylus (2021) takes slightly better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture and slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Moto G Stylus (2021) also counts with a back-facing camera with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution.
The Galaxy S9 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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