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| Global Score | |
| 82 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 749.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 11.22 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone XR is a little bit better than Motorola Moto G9 Play, getting a general score of 82 against 76.7. IPhone XR is an older cellphone than the Motorola Moto G9 Play, but it's a bit lighter and a bit thinner anyway. Apple iPhone XR features a brighter display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel amount per inch in the display and a little higher resolution of 828 x 1792px.
The iPhone XR features a better processor than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has less cores (although they are faster) and 1 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Moto G9 Play features a better camera than iPhone XR, and although they both have the same 60 fps video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Moto G9 Play also has a larger aperture, a way higher 48 MP resolution back-facing camera and a lot larger back camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone XR, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB. Moto G9 Play has a really longer battery lifetime than iPhone XR, because it has a 70% bigger battery capacity.
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