Motorola Moto G 5G Plus vs Google Pixel 9a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 07, 2020	Mar 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
€349	8GB/128 - $499 | €599 8GB/256GB - $599 | €649

Design

Dimensions
6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches 168 x 74 x 9 mm	6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 154.7 x 73.2 x 8.9mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.30 oz / 207.0 g	6.56 oz / 186.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Surfing blue	Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.50% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body
Type
LCD, 90Hz, HDR	P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 409 PPI	2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2561 (Excellent)
Bright Min
2.8 (Average)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA (7 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz Kryo 475	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 620	Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1687
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4385
3D Mark High
Untested	2625
3D Mark Low
Untested	2124

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5100 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W	Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 2min

Gaming

6h 23min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera, EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42	38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	€399

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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