Motorola Moto G9 Play specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Motorola Moto G9 Play
  • Released 2020, August 28 200g, 9.2mm thickness Android 10, up to Android 11 64GB/128GB storage, microSDXC
  • Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Adreno 610 Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 481.6 USD
  • 6.5" 720x1600 pixels
  • 48MP 1080p
  • 4GB RAM Snapdragon 662
  • 5000mAh Li-Po

Motorola Moto G9 Play overview

Motorola Moto G9 Play is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2020, August 28. Motorola Moto G9 Play has 6.5 inch, IPS LCD, a resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels screen. Motorola Moto G9 Play uses Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) chipset, Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) CPU, Adreno 610 GPU. Motorola Moto G9 Play supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). Motorola Moto G9 Play has 48MP Triple main camera, 8MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Motorola Moto G9 Play is about 481.6 USD.

Score the key features of Motorola Moto G9 Play compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 100 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 44 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 97 / 100 points
  • Price: 53 / 100 points

Motorola Moto G9 Play full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2020, August 24
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions 165.2 x 75.7 x 9.2 mm (6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  Water-repellent coating

DISPLAY

Type IPS LCD
Size 6.5 inches, 102.8 cm2 (~82.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)

PLATFORM

OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 11
Chipset Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU Adreno 610

MEMORY

Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

Triple 48 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30/60fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 8 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity

BATTERY

Type Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 20W

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Forest Green, Sapphire Blue, Spring Pink
Models XT2083, XT2083-1
Price About 481.6 USD

TESTS

Performance AnTuTu: 170064 (v8) GeekBench: 1402 (v5.1) GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1944:1
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -27.6 LUFS (Good)

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