Motorola Moto G6 Plus vs Motorola Moto G9 Play Specs Comparison

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8.5	7.0
Motorola Moto G6 Plus	Motorola Moto G9 Play
Released · Apr 19, 2018	Released · Aug 28, 2020
5.9-inch · 2160x1080px	6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Dual camera	Dual camera
6GB · 64GB	4GB · 64GB
3200 mAh	5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches 160 x 75.5 x 8 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: Metal	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
Gray, Blue	Forest green, Sapphire blue

Display

Size
5.9-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 407 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
75.17 %	81.63 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 508	Adreno 610
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3200 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Motorola TurboPower
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 58min

Gaming

6h 24min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2.6" 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, EIS, 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
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD)
Bands 38
3G
Bands 5, 8, 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

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 170

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018	Aug 24, 2020

Alternative variants

with 4 GB RAM


Memory	4GB

with 128GB storage


Memory	128GB

Dual SIM


Dual SIM	Yes

Links

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