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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-09-07 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 8 is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto G9 Plus, having a general score of 85 against 80.5. Even though the iPhone 8 is notably older than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, it's body is incredibly thinner and notably lighter. The Apple iPhone 8 has a bit sharper screen than Moto G9 Plus, although it has a little bit worse pixels quantity per inch in the display, a much smaller screen and a way worse 750 x 1334 pixels resolution.
The Apple iPhone 8 has a bit more powerful processor than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has less cpu cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Moto G9 Plus counts with just a bit bigger memory for apps and games than Apple iPhone 8, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus features a much better camera than iPhone 8, because although it has slower video frame rate, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture and the same video quality, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also counts with a way larger sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a much more megapixels back camera.
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with a very superior battery duration than iPhone 8, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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