Motorola Moto G9 Play vs Motorola Moto G7 Plus Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 165.21 x 75.73 x 9.18 mm	6.18 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 157 x 75.3 x 8.3 mm
Weight
7.05 oz (200.0 g)	6.21 oz (176.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum
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
Forest green, Sapphire blue	Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.5-inch	6.2-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2270x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
81.63 %	81.52 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 610	Adreno 509
RAM
4GB	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	3000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4, USB Power Delivery, Motorola TurboPower
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

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Video

10h 58min

Gaming

6h 24min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

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Video

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Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	16 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	12 MP (HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Mobile
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
	Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 170
In The Box
Headset (for selected countries), protective cover, charger, USB cable, guides, SIM tool	27W TurboPower charger, USB-C to USB-C cable, SIM pin, Guides, Earphones (for selected countries), Protect cover (for selected countries)

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 24, 2020	Feb 07, 2019

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Internal storage	128GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto G9 Play Specs	Motorola Moto G7 Plus Specs
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