Motorola Moto G7 vs Motorola Moto G9 Play Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G9 Play
Motorola Moto G7 Motorola Moto G9 Play
Released · Feb 07, 2019
Released · Aug 28, 2020
6.2-inch · 2270x1080px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 07, 2019 Aug 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$299 €170

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.96 x 0.31 inches
157 x 75.3 x 8 mm
6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches
165.21 x 75.73 x 9.18 mm
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g 7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Plastic
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, White Forest green, Sapphire blue

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 82.58% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2270x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 403 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) 3.2 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm) Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
Kryo 250
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 610
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 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

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) 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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse
Front
8 MP (HDR)
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, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo 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, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
with 128GB storage
Memory 128GB
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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