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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-04-14 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.89 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III has a general score of 90.5, which is better than the Moto G9 Play's score of 76.7. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Xperia 5 III has a more recent 11 version and Moto G9 Play has Android 10, giving some nice extra features and performance enhancements. Xperia 5 III is a lighter and thinner phone than Moto G9 Play, even though both of them were released with only a couple of months difference.
Xperia 5 III counts with a better screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher 1080 x 2520 resolution and a much greater display pixels density. Xperia 5 III has a much bigger memory for applications and games than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has an external SD slot that admits up to 1 TB and 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Xperia 5 III counts with just a little better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 III also has more RAM. The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a little bit better camera than Xperia 5 III, because although it has slower 60 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have a 0.59 inches back-facing camera sensor, the same camera aperture and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also counts with a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a bit superior battery life than Xperia 5 III, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 4500mAh.
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