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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-19 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.06 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray and Pink | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 197.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Moto G9 Plus is better than Moto G6, having a score of 80.5 against 72.1. The Moto G9 Plus construction is a lot newer, but somewhat thicker and much heavier than Moto G6. Moto G6 has a little more vivid display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher number of pixels in each inch in the display.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus features a bit more powerful processing unit than Moto G6, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has 1 GB more RAM. Moto G9 Plus counts with a lot better camera than Moto G6, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same aperture, the Moto G9 Plus also has a camera with a way better 64 megapixels resolution and a lot larger camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus features a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Motorola Moto G6, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory capacity. The Moto G9 Plus has a much longer battery performance than Moto G6, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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