Motorola Moto G9 Play vs Motorola Moto G73 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€170

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 165.21 x 75.73 x 9.18 mm	6.35 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 161.4 x 73.8 x 8.3 mm (~11.17 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Forest green, Sapphire blue	Lucent White, Midnight Blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.56% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 120Hz
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 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)	Mediatek Dimensity 930 MT6855 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 610	IMG BXM-8-256
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB	8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (10)	Android (13)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	908
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2284
3D Mark High
Untested	Untested
3D Mark Low
Untested	Untested

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 30.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 58min

Gaming

6h 24min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 3min

Video

11h 42min

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	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse	1080p (60 fps)
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, 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, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
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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