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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-09-07 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 463 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 | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 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
The iPhone XS is slightly better than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, with a general score of 84.2 against 80.5. The iPhone XS is an older device than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, but it's noticeably thinner and incredibly lighter anyway. IPhone XS counts with a better performing processor than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has lesser processing cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The iPhone XS features a more vivid display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels and a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus captures better photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same aperture, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also counts with a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a much larger back camera sensor taking way higher quality photos.
The Moto G9 Plus counts with a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory capacity. Motorola Moto G9 Plus features a really longer battery performance than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2659mAh.
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