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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-08-28 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G9 Play, with a general score of 78.1 against 76.7. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus is an much older phone than the Motorola Moto G9 Play, but Xiaomi could make it somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter anyway. Both of these devices use Android OS, but the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has newer 6.0 Marshmallow version and Motorola Moto G9 Play has Android 10.
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a sharper screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixel count per inch in the display and a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution. The Motorola Moto G9 Play has a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus and Moto G9 Play count with incredibly similar CPUs, because although the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has 4 lesser CPU cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory. The Moto G9 Play has a superior camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Moto G9 Play also has a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution back camera, faster video frame rate, a larger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and videos and a lot bigger sensor shooting lot better quality videos and pictures.
The Moto G9 Play has longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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