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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-28 | 2019-04-15 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black and Blue | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 179.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.36 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.66 |
| 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 | 3070mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.84 | 5.04 |
| 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 SE is just a bit better than Motorola Droid Turbo, with a overall score of 81.4 against 76.4. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is a a lot newer device, and it is also notably thinner and lighter than Motorola Droid Turbo. Both phones in our current comparison include Android operating system, but Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Motorola Droid Turbo has Android 4.4.4, so it gives a couple nice extra features.
The Motorola Droid Turbo has a better looking display than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Droid Turbo, because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a bit superior CPU than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has lesser processing cores (but faster) and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a GPU. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a much better camera than Motorola Droid Turbo, and although they both have the same video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has a bigger aperture, better 30 frames per second video frame rate and a back camera with much more MP.
Motorola Droid Turbo features greater battery life than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a 3900mAh battery size against 3070mAh.
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