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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Motorola |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2020-09-07 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Moto G9 Plus is a little bit better than the HTC One M9, having a overall score of 80.5 against 77.7. These devices have Android OS, but the Moto G9 Plus has a more recent 10 version while HTC One M9 has Android 5.0. The Moto G9 Plus body has the same thickness than the HTC One M9, but it is a lot heavier.
HTC One M9 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processor, the HTC One M9 also counts with a graphics co-processor and a 64 bits processor. HTC One M9 has a better looking display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a much smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per display inch.
The Moto G9 Plus features much more memory capacity for games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 512 GB and more internal storage. Moto G9 Plus captures much clearer photographs and videos than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Moto G9 Plus also has a lot larger sensor taking lot better quality videos and photographs, a larger camera aperture for better photos and videos in low light environments and a lot more MP camera.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus features a much better battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2840mAh.
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