Motorola Moto G9 Plus vs Motorola Moto G (2026) Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G (2026)
Motorola Moto G9 Plus Motorola Moto G (2026)
Released · Sep 07, 2020
Released · Dec 11, 2025
6.8-inch · 2400x1080px
6.7-inch · 1604x720px
Quad camera
Dual camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
5000 mAh
5200 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2020 Nov 05, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
€270 4GB/128GB - $199

Design

Dimensions
6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches
169.98 x 78.1 x 9.69 mm
6.58 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches
167.2 x 76.4 x 8.5 mm
Weight
7.88 oz / 223.3 g 7.13 oz / 202.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Yes
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Navy blue, Blush gold Slipstream, Cattleya Orchid

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 84.25% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 84.96% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR IPS LCD, 120Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 387 PPI 1604x720px, 20:9 ratio, 262 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 947 (Poor)
Bright Min
3.9 (Poor) 2.8 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA (8 nm) MediaTek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 470
Octa-core
2x2.4GHz Cortex-A76
6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 618 Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (10) Android (16)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 793
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 2085
3D Mark High
Untested 384
3D Mark Low
Untested 380

Battery

Type
5000 mAh 5200 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W Wired: 30.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
11h 8min
Gaming
6h 28min
Battery Life Estimate
7h 52min
Browsing
20h 19min
Video
10h 26min
Gaming
10h 4min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Dual camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
50 MP
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 0.61 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
1080p (30 fps)
Front
16 MP (EIS, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)
32 MP
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
98
Overall
113
Photo
83
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 Yes
WLAN
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
Yes
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n29, n30, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 30, 2021
FCC ID value: IHDT56ZE2
Measured SAR
Head: 0.65 W/kg
Body: 1.42 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.42 W/kg