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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-07 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 387 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 3.68 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 has a score of 85, which is slightly better than the Moto G9 Plus's global score of 80.5. The iPhone 8 is an notably older phone than the Moto G9 Plus, but Apple was able to make it incredibly lighter and incredibly thinner. The Apple iPhone 8 has a little bit better display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, although it has a way worse resolution of 750 x 1334px, a way smaller screen and a just a bit worse screen density.
The Moto G9 Plus features just a bit more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 8, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB. IPhone 8 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has 2 less processing cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a much better battery duration than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a 175% more battery capacity. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus shoots much better photos and videos than Apple iPhone 8, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same aperture and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also counts with a lot larger camera sensor which offers a much higher photo and video quality and a back-facing camera with much more MP.
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