Motorola Moto G9 Play vs. Google Pixel Fold

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Motorola Moto G9 Play and Google Pixel Fold. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Motorola Moto G9 Play vs. Google Pixel Fold Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Motorola Moto G9 Play Google Pixel Fold
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number XT2083-3 G9FPL
Form Factor Touch Touch - touch screen, dual screen
Height 156 mm 139.7 mm Motorola Moto G9 Play has greater height than Google Pixel Fold.
Width 76 mm 79.5 mm Google Pixel Fold has greater width than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Depth 10 mm 12.1 mm Motorola Moto G9 Play is narrower than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Weight 197 g 283 g Motorola Moto G9 Play is lighter than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Dimensions Details - Folded - 79.5 mm x 12.1 mm x 139.7 mm
Unfolded - 158.7 mm x 5.8 mm x 139.7 mm
Body Colour Forest green | Sapphire blue Obsidian
Body Material Plastic Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, polished aluminium frame, stainless-steel hinge
Protection Splash-resistant Spill-resistant, splash-resistant, fingerprint-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Google Pixel Fold is waterproof.
IP rating - IPX8
SAR Value 1.37 W/kg (body), 0.63 W/kg (head), 3.02 W/kg (limb) 1.19 W/kg (head), 1.19 W/kg (body)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Motorola Moto G9 Play Google Pixel Fold
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS OLED
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Inward folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.5" 7.6" Google Pixel Fold has larger screen size than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1600 x 720 pixels 2208 x 1840 pixels Google Pixel Fold has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 269 ppi 380 ppi Google Pixel Fold has better pixel density than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Aspect Ratio 20:9 6:5
Max Brightness - 1450 cd/m²
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
HDR - Yes Google Pixel Fold has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features Max Vision display Always-on display, Now Playing, Smooth Display (up to 120 Hz), At a Glance, secondary screen: 408 PPI, secondary screen: 1550 nits max brightness
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
SECOND DISPLAY
Second Display Type - OLED display - colour
Second Display Screen Size - 5.8"
Second Display Resolution - 2092 x 1080 pixels
Second Display Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
UNFOLDED DISPLAY
Unfolded Display Screen Size - 7.6 in
Unfolded Display Resolution - 2208 x 1840 pixels
PROCESSOR Motorola Moto G9 Play Google Pixel Fold
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 Google Tensor G2 - with Titan M2 security
Clock Speed 2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Motorola Moto G9 Play has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 610 -
MEMORY Motorola Moto G9 Play Google Pixel Fold
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 12 GB Google Pixel Fold has more RAM than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Google Pixel Fold has more internal memory than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB -
CAMERA Motorola Moto G9 Play Google Pixel Fold
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.7 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Field of View (FoV) - 82 degree(s)
Pixel Size 1.6 μm 0.8 μm Motorola Moto G9 Play has larger camera pixel size than Google Pixel Fold.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Google Pixel Fold has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Digital Zoom - 20x
Self-Timer Delay Yes -
Special Effects HDR, Colour replace, Spot Colour -
HDR Mode - Live HDR+
Camera Modes Slow motion video, Panorama, manual mode, Best Shot, Gesture Shot, HYPERLAPSE, portrait mode, Timelapse video, Active photos, Portrait Lighting, Cinemagraph, Macro video Panorama, selfie mode, portrait mode, Night Sight, Long exposure mode, Top Shot, Super Res Zoom, Frequent Faces, Cinematic Pan, Real Tone, Face Unblur, Magic Eraser, Portrait Light, Motion autofocus, Astrophotography timelapse, slow motion video at 240fps, Photo Unblur, selfie video
Face Recognition (Face ID) Auto smile capture - Motorola Moto G9 Play has face detection.
White Balance - Custom
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) RAW image capture, EIS video stabilisation, Cutout, 12MP output using quad pixel technology, High-res zoom, smart composition, shot optimisation Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), laser detection auto focus (LDAF), HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding), 10-bit 4K HDR video, Dual Exposure Controls, 4K Timelapse with stabilisation, 4K Cinematic Pan video stabilisation, 4K Locked video stabilisation, 1080p Active video stabilisation, Fused video stabilisation, AVC (H.264), Locked Folder, Quad PD + CLAF
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 10.8 Megapixel Google Pixel Fold has better second camera resolution than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/3"
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Google Pixel Fold has better second camera lens aperture than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 121.1 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.75 μm 1.25 μm Motorola Moto G9 Play has larger second camera pixel size than Google Pixel Fold.
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Depth camera -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Lens correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 10.8 Megapixel Google Pixel Fold has higher resolution third camera than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) - 1/3.1"
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/3.05 Motorola Moto G9 Play has better third camera lens aperture than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 21.9 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 1.75 μm 1.22 μm Motorola Moto G9 Play has larger third camera pixel size than Google Pixel Fold.
Optical Zoom - 5x
Hybrid Zoom - 20x
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Macro camera -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Dual PD
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 9.5 Megapixel Google Pixel Fold has better front camera resolution than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Field of View (Front) - 84 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) 1.12 μm 1.22 μm Google Pixel Fold has larger front camera pixel size than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Focus Adjustment - Fixed focus
Special Effects (Front) HDR, Spot Colour -
Camera Modes (Front) Timer mode, BurstShot, manual mode, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode, Auto Smile Shot, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Mirrored photo, Timelapse video, Active photos, Cinemagraph, Gesture selfie, Group selfie -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Auto smile capture - Motorola Moto G9 Play has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) Self-timer, RAW photo Dual PD
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) - F/2.0
Field of View (2nd Front) - 84 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Front) - 1.12 μm
Camera Features (2nd Front) - Fixed focus, 1080p 30 fps video recording
BATTERY AND CHARGING Motorola Moto G9 Play Google Pixel Fold
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 5000 mAh 4821 mAh Motorola Moto G9 Play has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel Fold.
Fast Charging Technology TurboPower technology Power Delivery 3.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel Fold can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Run Time Details Mixed usage: up to 48 hrs Mixed usage: up to 24 hrs
Mixed usage (Extreme Battery Saver): up to 72 hrs
CELLULAR Motorola Moto G9 Play Google Pixel Fold
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Google Pixel Fold has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 13
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual Band GNSS
COMMUNICATIONS Motorola Moto G9 Play Google Pixel Fold
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1, 5G NR FR2
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 21, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1500 upper, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, n257, n258, n260, n261, n40, n25, n12, n48, n30, n14
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, SDL DL 1500+, SDL DL 1500-, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 28GHz, TDD 26GHz, TDD 39GHz, TDD 28GHz, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12, TDD 3500, FDD 2300, n14
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Ultra-Wideband (UWB) - Yes Google Pixel Fold has UWB wireless technology.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Motorola Moto G9 Play Google Pixel Fold
Supported Digital Video Standards - H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC
Sound Enhancements - Spatial audio
FEATURES Motorola Moto G9 Play Google Pixel Fold
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, SAR sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, flicker sensor, spectral sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Moto Actions, Quick gestures, Google Lens Multitasking, MIMO technology, Three microphones, Noise suppression, Fast Charging, Split Screen, Google Cast, dual stereo speakers, 5 years of Security Updates, Trusty (Trusted Execution Environment), Private Compute Core, Android System Intelligence, Built-in VPN powered by Google One, End-to-end security designed by Google, Tensor security core, anti-phishing, anti-malware protection, microphone toggle, camera toggle, Android Messages end-to-end encryption, Android backup encryption, Live Translate with Dual Screen
OTHERS Motorola Moto G9 Play Google Pixel Fold
Included Accessories Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, power adapter (20W) SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards - IPX8, HEARING AID M3/T4, USB 3.2 Gen 2
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