Motorola Moto G5S vs Motorola Moto G9 Play Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2017	Aug 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€170

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.89 x 0.37 inches 150 x 73.5 x 9.5 mm	6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 165.21 x 75.73 x 9.18 mm
Weight
5.54 oz / 157.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Forest green, Sapphire blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 67.65% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3.2 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 505	Adreno 610
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 58min

Gaming

6h 24min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
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
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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