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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Motorola |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-09-07 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Black and White | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.19 | 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus is a little bit better than the Microsoft Lumia 950, with a overall score of 80.5 against 74.1. Motorola Moto G9 Plus works with Android 10 OS, while Microsoft Lumia 950 has Windows 10 Mobile OS. Motorola Moto G9 Plus's body is much newer, but somewhat thicker and way heavier than Microsoft Lumia 950.
The Microsoft Lumia 950 features an incredibly better display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a higher count of pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440. Moto G9 Plus counts with a better processing unit than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has 1 GB more RAM and more processing cores.
The Moto G9 Plus captures better photos and videos than Microsoft Lumia 950, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Moto G9 Plus also has a larger camera aperture for better low-light photography, a much bigger camera sensor capturing lot better quality videos and photographs and a much higher resolution camera.
The Moto G9 Plus features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Lumia 950, because it has an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Moto G9 Plus has a superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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