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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2020-08-28 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 Pro Max is way better than the Moto G9 Play, having a score of 93.2 against 76.7. IPhone 12 Pro Max's body is somewhat heavier but somewhat thinner than the Moto G9 Play, and they were released only a few months apart. The iPhone 12 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x OS, and Moto G9 Play works with Android 10 OS.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has an incredibly better looking display than Moto G9 Play, because it has a much better pixel amount per screen inch, a quite larger screen and a way higher 1284 x 2778 pixels resolution. The iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with more RAM memory and a 64-bit processing unit.
Moto G9 Play features a superior camera than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light images and videos, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Moto G9 Play also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Moto G9 Play features more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Moto G9 Play has improved battery duration than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3687mAh.
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