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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Motorola |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-03-01 | 2020-07-08 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 7.30 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Surfing blue |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto G 5G Plus is slightly better than HTC One M9, getting an 82.6 score against 77.7. The Moto G 5G Plus is a way newer and just a little thinner cellphone than the HTC One M9, although it's also noticeably heavier. The HTC One M9 counts with a brighter screen than Moto G 5G Plus, because although it has a bit lower 1920 x 1080px resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch.
HTC One M9 counts with a bit faster processor than Moto G 5G Plus, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have 8 processing cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with an extra GPU and a 64 bits CPU. Motorola Moto G 5G Plus has a better camera than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Motorola Moto G 5G Plus also has a way larger diafragm aperture to take better captures and video in poorly lited situations, a way more mega-pixels back camera and a larger camera sensor.
Moto G 5G Plus features much more storage to install games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has 64 GB internal storage and an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Moto G 5G Plus has a superior battery life than HTC One M9, because it has a 76% larger battery size.
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