Moto G9 Plus is a mid-range smartphone from Motorola and it is the latest device in their popular G-series devices. Motorola silently released the phone in Brazil. The phone comes with a quad-camera setup, Qualcomm® Snapdragon ™ 730G processor, a 5000mAh battery. The Moto G9 Plus is the direct successor to Moto G8 Plus and it doesn’t follow the same design philosophy as its predecessor.
Over the years the Moto G sequence has been coming along in leaps. The Moto G9 Plus comes with many of the latest trends and it is implemented in their updated form. It’s a heavy phone with a weight of 223g -luckily not too heavy when you consider most midrange devices and even flagships. It comes with a bump at the back which is similar to what we see in most Galaxy devices.
The Moto G9 Plus boasts a 6.81-inch Full HD+ display with 1080×2400 pixel resolution and provides 405 PPI pixel density. The phone comes with a cutout punch hole that holds the camera for selfies. The phone comes with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
As for the camera, the Moto G9 Plus features four camera lenses at the back, and this consists of a 64MP lens with an 8MP ultrawide lens, a 2MP macro lens, and a 2MP depth sensor. For selfies, it uses a 16MP lens.
You can not expect the best-of-the-best processor to keep things running smoothly at this price point. Motorola Moto G9 uses the Snapdragon 730 G processor with 128 GB of storage with only 4 GB of RAM (A compromise nobody likes). The Moto G9 Plus has a 5,000mAh battery and supports 30W fast charging technology.
The phone is shipping out of the box with Android 10 and you may get an upgrade to Android 11 in the future.
Full Specs
| Announced Date | 7th September 2020 |
| Release Date | 7th September 2020 |
| Build | Front glass Plastic back Plastic frame |
| Weight | 223.5g |
| Water-Resistant | No |
| Dimensions | 170 x 78.1 x 9.7 mm |
| Display Size & Type | 6.81 inches LTPS IPS LCD FHD+ HDR10 |
| Screen Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.3% |
| Pixel Density | 386 PPI |
| Software | Android 10; MIUI 11 |
| CPU | Octa-core |
| GPU | Adreno618 |
| Chipset | Snapdragon 730G (8 nm) |
| Storage | 128 GB eMMC 5.1 Supports SDCard |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Main Camera (Quad) | 64 MP (f/1.8) 8 MP (f/2.2) 2 MP (f/2.2) 2 MP (f/2.2) Supports [email protected], [email protected]/60fps video recording |
| Selfie Camera (Single) | 16 MP (f/2.0) Supports [email protected] video recording |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | Yes |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Connectivity | GSM, GPS, WiFi 4 , BT 5.0, NFC |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (Rear-mounted) Compass Proximity sensor Acceleration sensor |
| Battery | -Non-Removable Li-Po 5,000 mAh -USB: Type-C, OTG -Fast battery charging: Yes (20 W) -Wireless Charging: No -Power Share: No |
| Colors | Rose Gold, Indigo Blue |
| Price | Starts from $145 ~ N55,000 |
*Pls Note that the price of this device may change with time.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus price in Nigeria & availability
The Moto G9 Plus is available in two colors: Rose Gold and Indigo Blue. In Brazil, it is priced for 2499 Brazilian real ~$470 ~ N180,000.
No news on when the G9 Plus will be launched in other markets by Motorola or whether the company will go for a silent release as it did in Brazil.
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Numerous surveys suggest that battery life is one of the principal selling points of a budget and mid-range phones. know that’s what the Moto G9 Plus has got no problem with but there are much cheaper devices that have a bigger battery with a performance and camera spec that is above average. Take a look at it Samsung Galaxy M31s or Realme 7 Pro. Then why would you purchase the G9 Plus?
If you’re truly looking for an inexpensive mid-range phone that doesn’t cost a fortune then your consideration list should be really what I recommend above.
Disclaimer: Pls note that in most cases when phones are not yet released in Nigeria we convert the release price to Nigerian currency (which is not the actual price here in Nigeria) and in most cases, we estimate the price of the device before it is released here in Nigeria. Pls, note that Currency conversions don’t always translate into actual prices.
