Motorola Moto G6 Play vs Motorola Moto G9 Play

Motorola Moto G6 Play

Motorola Moto G9 Play

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 - USA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - Europe, Brazil; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - USA; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600) - Europe; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 66(1700/2100) - USA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - Brazil

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 71
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE Cat13 download, Cat5 upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, aluminium alloy

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

154.4 mm

165.2 mm
Width

72.2 mm

75.7 mm
Thickness

9 mm

9.2 mm
Weight

175 g

200 g
Splash resistant

-

Yes
Colors

Deep Indigo, Flash Gray, Gold, Silver

Blue, Green, Pink

Main camera
Camera type

-

Triple
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm

48 MP, f/1.7 , 0.8 µm, 1/2.0"
2 MP, f/2.4
2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30/60fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, RAW

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-
SUPL

-

Yes
LTEEP

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Sensors

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

Accelerometer, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity