Motorola Moto G9 Play vs Motorola Moto G84 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 24, 2020	Sep 14, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
€170

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 165.21 x 75.73 x 9.18 mm	6.30 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches 160 x 74.4 x 7.6 mm
Weight
7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Yes; IP54
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Forest green, Sapphire blue	Marshmallow Blue, Midnight Blue, Viva Magenta

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.65% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	P-OLED, 120Hz, 1300 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)	Snapdragon 695 5G SM6375 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 660 Gold 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silve
GPU
Adreno 610	Adreno 619
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (10)	Android (13)

Battery

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

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 58min

Gaming

6h 24min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

12h 30min

Video

12h 16min

Gaming

Untested

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

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 (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" 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

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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
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, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM, Stereo, RDS
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

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto G9 Play Specs	Motorola Moto G84 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Motorola Moto G9 Play Review	Motorola Moto G84 Review