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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-28 | 2019-03-06 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue and Purple |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 179.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.84 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 is just a bit better than the Motorola Droid Turbo, getting a global score of 83.2 against 76.4. The Xiaomi Mi 9 body is a lot newer, noticeably thinner and a little bit lighter than Motorola Droid Turbo. Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a brighter display than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater number of pixels per inch in the display and a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a bit faster processing unit than Motorola Droid Turbo, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and more RAM. Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a very superior camera than Motorola Droid Turbo, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has better video frame rate, a larger aperture for better low-light captures and videos and a way more megapixels back facing camera.
Xiaomi Mi 9 features a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Motorola Droid Turbo, because it has 128 GB internal memory. The Motorola Droid Turbo features greater battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has an 18% more battery capacity.
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