The Moto G series has been the backbone of the Motorola lineup in India for a while now, and helped the brand reestablish its position in the budget segment. Lately though, this series was overshadowed with the One Series from Motorola, and the last few models have not made huge marks. In order to bring the Moto G series back into the limelight, Motorola has brought the Moto G9 to India, and we are the first market to get this new smartphone. So has Motorola designed this phone well enough to face its fierce competition? I review the Moto G9 to find out.
The Moto G9 is a budget offering from Motorola with some powerful hardware. It sports a 6.5-inch LCD display with HD+ resolution and a tall 20:9 aspect ratio. The phone has flat sides which make it comfortable to hold and its rear-mounted fingerprint scanner is easy to reach. Motorola has packed in a 5,000mAh battery which has caused it to tip the scales at 200g.
It runs clean stock Android 10 with Motorola's My UX on top. There are very few useful customisations on top. You also get a dedicated Google Assistant button on the G9. The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SoC and is available in one variant only with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.
The Moto G9 gets a triple camera setup consisting of a 48-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.7 aperture, a 2-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. It clicks decent photos in favourable light with good details. It is missing a wide-angle camera that most of its competition sport. The macro camera is good but it is of a lower resolution. Lowlight camera performance was average but the Night Mode is very effective.
Product Name | Price in India |
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Motorola Moto G9 (4GB RAM, 64GB) - Sapphire Blue | ₹ 9,999 |
Motorola Moto G9 price in India starts from ₹ 9,999. The lowest price of Motorola Moto G9 is ₹ 9,999 at Flipkart on 5th November 2024.
Brand | Motorola |
Model | Moto G9 |
Price in India | ₹9,999 |
Release date | 24th August 2020 |
Launched in India | Yes |
Form factor | Touchscreen |
Dimensions (mm) | 165.21 x 75.73 x 9.18 |
Weight (g) | 200.00 |
Battery capacity (mAh) | 5000 |
Removable battery | No |
Fast charging | Proprietary |
Colours | Forest Green, Sapphire Blue |
Screen size (inches) | 6.50 |
Touchscreen | Yes |
Resolution | 720x1600 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 |
Pixels per inch (PPI) | 269 |
Processor | 2GHz octa-core |
Processor make | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 |
RAM | 4GB |
Internal storage | 64GB |
Expandable storage | Yes |
Expandable storage type | microSD |
Expandable storage up to (GB) | 512 |
Dedicated microSD slot | No |
Rear camera | 48-megapixel (f/1.7, 1.6-micron) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4, 1.75-micron) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4, 1.75-micron) |
Rear autofocus | Yes |
Rear flash | Yes |
Front camera | 8-megapixel (f/2.2, 1.12-micron) |
Operating system | Android 10 |
Wi-Fi | Yes |
Wi-Fi standards supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
GPS | Yes |
Bluetooth | Yes, v 5.00 |
NFC | Yes |
USB Type-C | Yes |
Headphones | 3.5mm |
FM | Yes |
Number of SIMs | 2 |
SIM 1 | |
SIM Type | Nano-SIM |
GSM/CDMA | GSM |
3G | Yes |
4G/ LTE | Yes |
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
SIM 2 | |
SIM Type | Nano-SIM |
GSM/CDMA | GSM |
3G | Yes |
4G/ LTE | Yes |
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
Face unlock | Yes |
Fingerprint sensor | Yes |
Proximity sensor | Yes |
Accelerometer | Yes |
Ambient light sensor | Yes |
Gyroscope | Yes |