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| Global Score | |
| 82 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2020-09-07 |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 749.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 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 | 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, 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 | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XR is just a bit better than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, having a global score of 82 against 80.5. The iPhone XR construction is somewhat lighter and thinner than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, although it was released just a little over a year before. The iPhone XR has a bit sharper display than Moto G9 Plus, although it has a just a bit lower amount of pixels per inch of screen, a little smaller display and a way worse resolution of 828 x 1792.
The iPhone XR counts with a greater hardware performance than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone XR, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a superior battery lifetime than iPhone XR, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 2942mAh. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus shoots much better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone XR, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have a same size aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also counts with a lot larger camera sensor which gives a lot higher image and video quality and a back camera with much more mega-pixels.
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