Motorola Moto G9 Play vs LG G5 SE Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G9 Play

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LG G5 SE

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Motorola Moto G9 Play or LG G5 SE Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G9 Play LG G5 SE
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Release date 2020, August 24 2016, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 165.2 x 75.7 x 9.2 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 2.98 in 149.4 x 73.9 x 7.3 mm | 5.88 x 5.88 x 2.91 in
Weight 200 g | 7.05 oz 156 g | 5.5 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Forest Green, Sapphire Blue, Spring Pink Silver, Titan, Gold
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 380 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 5.3" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 77.4 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.6% 70.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 554 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-16 MP, f/1.8, 29mm (standard), 1/2.6'', laser AF, 3-axis OIS
-8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.2'', no AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30/60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm 8 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10 Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); LG Optimus UX UI 5
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 510
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 174028
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 227
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 684
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1165
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3309
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3613

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H840
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - H840
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, LTEPP, SUPL Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio Unspecified FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast charging 20W
- Water-repellent coating

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Versions: H840 (LATAM); H845 (Russia) Also known as LG G5 Lite

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