Motorola Moto G4 Plus vs Motorola Moto G9 Plus Specs Comparison

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7.0	8.0
Motorola Moto G4 Plus	Motorola Moto G9 Plus
Released · May 18, 2016	Released · Sep 07, 2020
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px	6.8-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera	Quad camera
4GB · 64GB	4GB · 128GB
3000 mAh	5000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches 153 x 76.6 x 9.8 mm	6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches 169.98 x 78.1 x 9.69 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g)	7.88 oz (223.3 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Navy blue, Blush gold

Display

Size
5.5-inch	6.8-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 387 PPI
Technology
	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
71.10 %	84.25 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470
GPU
Adreno 405	Adreno 618
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Motorola TurboPower
Charge speed
	Wired: 30.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 8min

Gaming

6h 28min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.3 μm	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) EIS, Video calling	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	16 MP (EIS, Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 20, 2016 FCC ID value: IHDT56VA5	Date approved: Jan 30, 2021 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZE2
Measured SAR
Head: 1.23 W/kg Body: 1.10 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg	Head: 0.65 W/kg Body: 1.42 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.42 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 270
In The Box
	Charger, USB Type-C to USB type-C cable, guides, SIM tool, Headset might be included (depends on region)

Availability

Officially announced
May 17, 2016	Sep 07, 2020

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage


RAM	2GB
Internal storage	16GB

Dual SIM


Dual SIM	Yes

with 32 GB storage


RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

Dual SIM version


Dual SIM	Yes

Links

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