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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 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 |
| 4 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 | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 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 XS Max has a score of 84.5, which is better than Motorola Moto G9 Play's global score of 76.7. The iPhone XS Max is an older and a bit heavier device than Motorola Moto G9 Play, but Apple made it somewhat thinner anyway. The iPhone XS Max has a quite better performance than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The iPhone XS Max features a much better looking screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a same size screen, the iPhone XS Max also has a way better 1242 x 2688 resolution and a way better count of pixels per inch in the screen. The Moto G9 Play features a much better camera than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Moto G9 Play also has a lot bigger sensor, a lot more mega pixels back camera and a larger aperture to take better photos and videos in low-light situations.
Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a much better memory to install games and applications than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a much longer battery life than iPhone XS Max, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3179mAh.
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