Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto X vs Motorola Moto G 5G Plus vs Motorola Moto G9 Play

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Motorola
Announced August 2013 July 2020 August 2020
Status Available - August 2013 Coming Soon - July 2020 Coming Soon - August 2020
Colors Black, White Blue Forest Green, Sapphire Blue, Spring Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm
(5.09 x 2.57 x 0.41 in)
168 x 74 x 9 mm
(6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 in)
165.2 x 75.7 x 9.2 mm
(6.5 x 2.98 x 0.36 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 207 g (7.3 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Splash resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor
Water-repellent coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), Upgradable to Android KitKat Android 10 Android 10
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm) Octa-core (8x2.0 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 620 Adreno 610
RAM 2 GB 6 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 128 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 4.7 inches 6.7 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1080 x 2520 pixels (409 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.34% 84.43% 81.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR 48 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118° (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.2, 1.75µm, (depth)
panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0, 1.0µm, (wide)
8 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm, (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL / EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 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, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, LTEPP, SUPL Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, LTEPP, SUPL
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 20W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 20W
Capacity 2200 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 576 h - -
Talk Time Up to 13 h - -