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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-05-23 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.63 x 2.72 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 205.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.82 | 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 | |
| 23.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.12 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2620mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G9 Play has a general score of 76.7, which is slightly better than the Sony Xperia X's global score of 72.9. Motorola Moto G9 Play's body is a lot newer than Sony Xperia X's, but it's noticeably heavier and somewhat thicker. The Motorola Moto G9 Play has a little faster CPU than Xperia X, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster) and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Sony Xperia X has a sharper screen than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a way better pixels quantity per inch in the screen. Moto G9 Play counts with a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia X, because it has 64 GB internal memory and an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Motorola Moto G9 Play takes much clearer photographs and videos than Sony Xperia X, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a much bigger back camera sensor, a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and a back facing camera with lot more MP.
The Moto G9 Play counts with a superior battery duration than Sony Xperia X, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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