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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-08-28 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Black and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is a bit better than Motorola Moto G9 Play, having a general score of 82.3 against 76.7. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 design is just a little thinner than Motorola Moto G9 Play, although it's a little bit heavier and was released around 17 months before. These phones include the same Android 10 operating system, so both should count with all the same operating system features.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a sharper screen than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per display inch and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px. Moto G9 Play counts with a quite bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features just a little better performance than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has 4 GB more RAM. Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with superior battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor shooting worse quality videos and pictures and a smaller camera aperture, and they both have a camera with a 48 MP resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also counts with a much better (4K) video quality.
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