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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-28 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 8 Plus has a score of 87.1, which is much better than the Moto G9 Play's 76.7 general score. Although the iPhone 8 Plus is noticeably older and just a bit heavier than Moto G9 Play, it's construction is still thinner. IPhone 8 Plus features a better hardware performance than Moto G9 Play, because although it has 2 lesser CPU cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a much better looking display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1080 x 1920px and more pixels per display inch. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a greater storage for applications and games than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage.
Moto G9 Play counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2691mAh. The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a much better camera than iPhone 8 Plus, and although they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a way larger camera sensor shooting lot better quality videos and photos, a larger camera aperture and a back camera with much more mega-pixels.
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