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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 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 |
| 4 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 | |
| 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 | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS Max is slightly better than the Moto G9 Plus, getting an 84.5 score against 80.5. Although iPhone XS Max is older than Moto G9 Plus, it's construction is notably thinner and a bit lighter. IPhone XS Max has a much better looking display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher 1242 x 2688 resolution and a little higher quantity of pixels per inch of screen.
The iPhone XS Max features a quite superior processing power than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Moto G9 Plus shoots much better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same video definition and the same camera aperture, the Moto G9 Plus also counts with a camera with way more MP and a way bigger back camera sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and photographs.
The Moto G9 Plus counts with a much better storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB. Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a much better battery life than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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