Motorola One Action vs Moto G9

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Comparing the Motorola One Action vs Moto G9 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola One Action scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,398, while Moto G9 scores 1,416, making Motorola One Action the better performer.


Display: Moto G9 offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Motorola One Action offers 6.3 inches, making Moto G9 the larger display of the two. Both Motorola One Action and Moto G9 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Moto G9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Motorola One Action offers 12 MP, making Moto G9 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Motorola One Action offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Moto G9 offers 8 MP, making Motorola One Action better for front camera photography.


Battery: Moto G9 delivers longer battery life with 21h 44m, while Motorola One Action delivers 12h 31m, making Moto G9 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Moto G9 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Motorola One Action offers 128 GB, making Moto G9 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Motorola One Action and Moto G9 both receive the same user rating of 4.2.

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Motorola One Action
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
74%

Release Date

30 Aug, 2019
31 Aug, 2020

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9609
Snapdragon 662
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2520 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

12 MP
8 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
5000 mAh
N/A
20W Turbo Power Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Good screen-to-body ratio
  • An innovative implementation for the action camera
  • Clean Android UI
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Punch-hole is too big to be ignored
  • Lacks fast charging support
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5
(30,589 ratings)
4.2/5
(47,025 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

143,309
AnTuTu Score
176,500
AnTuTu Score
12h 31m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
21h 44m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Aug 30, 2019
(Official)
Aug 31, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

Android One
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9609
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP3
Adreno 610

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

143,309
176,500

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s
39.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
9.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
22.3 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1080x2520 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

21:9
20:9

Pixel Density

435 ppi
270 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.52 %
81.57 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
87 %

Design

Height

160.1 mm
165.2 mm

Width

71.2 mm
75.7 mm

Thickness

9.15 mm
9.1 mm

Weight

176 grams
200 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IPX2
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.8" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.25µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.71.6µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size 1.25µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 20W Turbo Power Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

12h 31m
21h 44m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 6m 2s
2h 5m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.47 W/kg Body: 1.37 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope