Motorola Moto G6 vs Motorola Moto G9 Play Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018	Aug 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$250	€170

Design

Dimensions
6.06 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches 153.8 x 72.3 x 8.3 mm	6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 165.21 x 75.73 x 9.18 mm
Weight
5.89 oz / 167.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Pink, Blue	Forest green, Sapphire blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 75.25% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 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
5 (Poor)	3.2 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 610
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Motorola TurboPower
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
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2	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
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse
Front
8 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band 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
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

International version

Other	NFC

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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