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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10 |
| 2015-09-02 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Pink, White and Yellow | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Glass and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 425.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 319 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.56 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 520 hours standby time 11.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Moto G9 Play is slightly better than Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, getting a 76.7 score against 75.1. Moto G9 Play's design is way newer than the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact's, but it is much heavier and a little bit thicker. These devices work with Android operating system, but the Moto G9 Play has the newer 10 version and Sony Xperia Z5 Compact has Android 5.1, providing you a couple additional features and performance improvements.
Sony Xperia Z5 Compact has a sharper display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little worse 1280 x 720 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater display pixels density. Xperia Z5 Compact has a bit better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has less RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xperia Z5 Compact also counts with a graphics co-processor.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play shoots a bit better videos and photos than Xperia Z5 Compact, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a larger aperture to take better photos and video in low-light situations, a lot more megapixels back camera, faster 60 frames per second video frame rates and a much larger sensor which gives a much better image and video quality.
The Moto G9 Play has a way bigger memory for applications and games than Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. Moto G9 Play has a way better battery lifetime than Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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