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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-04-17 | 2021-06-17 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Black and Forged Green |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.34 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.11 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Motorola Defy (2021) has a score of 77.2, which is just a bit better than the Honor 9X Pro's 71.9 global score. These phones have Android OS, but the Motorola Defy (2021) has 11 version while Honor 9X Pro has Android 10, giving some extra features. The Motorola Defy (2021) design is newer, but somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier than Honor 9X Pro.
The Honor 9X Pro features a more vivid screen than Motorola Defy (2021), because it has a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a quite bigger screen and a better count of pixels per display inch. The Honor 9X Pro features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Motorola Defy (2021), and although they both have an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB, the Honor 9X Pro also has 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Honor 9X Pro counts with a bit superior processing unit than Motorola Defy (2021), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Honor 9X Pro also has a larger amount of RAM. The Motorola Defy (2021) features a slightly better camera than Honor 9X Pro, and although they both have a same resolution camera, the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 60 fps video frame rate, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has a bigger aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited situations and a bigger camera sensor which provides a better image and video quality.
The Motorola Defy (2021) counts with improved battery lifetime than Honor 9X Pro, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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