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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-02 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| 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 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 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 | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Sony Xperia 5 is slightly better than Moto G9 Play, getting an 81 score against 76.7. Sony Xperia 5 is an older cellphone than Moto G9 Play, but it's thinner and somewhat lighter anyway. Xperia 5 counts with a brighter screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater pixel amount per inch in the screen and a way better 1080 x 2520px resolution.
Xperia 5 has a little bit better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xperia 5 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Sony Xperia 5 has a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB, the Sony Xperia 5 also has 128 GB internal memory.
Moto G9 Play has a much better battery performance than Sony Xperia 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3140mAh. Moto G9 Play features a much better camera than Xperia 5, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same video definition, the Moto G9 Play also counts with a much larger sensor which provides a much better photo and video quality, better video frame rates and a back-facing camera with a much better resolution.
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