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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Motorola |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-09-07 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Black and White | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus is slightly better than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, having an 80.5 score against 75. Motorola Moto G9 Plus has Android 10 OS, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS. Motorola Moto G9 Plus's construction is a lot newer, but incredibly heavier and thicker than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL.
Moto G9 Plus counts with just a bit better performance than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 7 more processing cores and more RAM. Lumia 950 XL counts with a sharper display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a higher count of pixels per inch in the screen.
Moto G9 Plus has a better camera than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Moto G9 Plus also has a way higher 64 mega pixels resolution camera in the back, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better captures in poorly lited situations and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a way higher image and video quality.
The Moto G9 Plus features a very superior storage to store more games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus features a superior battery duration than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 50% larger battery capacity.
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