Motorola Moto G9 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches 169.98 x 78.1 x 9.69 mm	6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
Weight
7.88 oz (223.3 g)	7.16 oz (203.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Materials & Colors
	Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Navy blue, Blush gold

Display

Size
6.8-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 387 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	90Hz
Screen-to-body
84.25 %	84.74 %
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA (8 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470	Octa-core 2x 2.3GHz Kryo 465 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Adreno 618	Adreno 618
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	6GB
Internal storage
128GB	128GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (11), One UI 3.0 UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 8min

Gaming

6h 28min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

13h 42min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

10h 5min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
16 MP (EIS, Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	32 MP, 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,802.1x Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 30, 2021 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZE2	Date approved: Jan 26, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA725M
Measured SAR
Head: 0.65 W/kg Body: 1.42 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.42 W/kg	Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 0.30 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg
EU SAR
	Head: 0.23 W/kgBody: 1.17 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 270	€ 449
In The Box
Charger, USB Type-C to USB type-C cable, guides, SIM tool, Headset might be included (depends on region)

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2020	Mar 17, 2021

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage

RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

Links

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Motorola Moto G9 Plus Specs	Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs
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