Motorola Moto G9 Play vs Motorola Moto G100 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 24, 2020	Mar 25, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€170	€500

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 165.21 x 75.73 x 9.18 mm	6.63 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 168.38 x 73.97 x 9.69 mm
Weight
7.05 oz / 200.0 g	7.30 oz / 207.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Forest green, Sapphire blue	Iridescent Sky, Iridescent Ocean, Slate Grey

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 409 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3.2 (Poor)	3.1 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)	Snapdragon 870 5G SM8250-AC (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 3200 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 610	Adreno 650
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Motorola TurboPower
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 20.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 58min

Gaming

6h 24min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 28min

Gaming

7h 40min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	64 MP (Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	16 MP (Ultra-wide, Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	2 MP (Depth information)
Fourth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse	6K (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n66, n77, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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