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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| 2018-04-19 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Blue and Gray | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 is a bit better than Moto G6 Plus, with an 83.2 score against 77.5. The Xiaomi Mi 9 body is newer and a bit thinner, but a little heavier than Moto G6 Plus. Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G6 Plus. They have 8 processing cores and a 6 GB RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a little more vivid display than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a quite worse display pixel density, it also counts with a quite larger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2340px resolution. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a slightly better storage for apps and games than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 has just a bit longer battery duration than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity instead of 3200mAh. The Xiaomi Mi 9 takes way better pictures and videos than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs and/or video in low light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also counts with a way larger back camera sensor which gives a way better photo and video quality, a lot higher 48 mega-pixels resolution camera and better 60 fps video frame rates.
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