Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2020-09-07 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 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 | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 is better than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, having an 88.7 score against 80.5. The Apple iPhone 12 works with iOS 15.x operating system, and Motorola Moto G9 Plus comes with Android 10 operating system. Apple iPhone 12's construction is a lot lighter and way thinner than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, although they were released only 2 months apart.
IPhone 12 has a more vivid display than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher 1170 x 2532 resolution and a just a little better number of pixels per inch of display. The Moto G9 Plus counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 12, because it has an external memory slot that holds up to 512 GB and more internal storage capacity.
IPhone 12 has a better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64 bits CPU. Moto G9 Plus has a much better battery duration than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 78 percent larger battery capacity.
The Moto G9 Plus features a much better camera than iPhone 12, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate and a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for capturing photos in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same video definition, the Moto G9 Plus also counts with a back camera with way more megapixels.
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