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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-07 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| 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 iPhone XS Max is just a bit better than Moto G9 Plus, with an 84.5 score against 80.5. IPhone XS Max's design is just a bit lighter and noticeably thinner than Moto G9 Plus, even though it was released 2 years before. Apple iPhone XS Max has a much better looking display than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen and a quite better 1242 x 2688 resolution.
The Moto G9 Plus counts with a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. The Apple iPhone XS Max features a superior processor than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has 2 lesser CPU cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with a superior battery performance than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3179mAh. Moto G9 Plus counts with a superior camera than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Moto G9 Plus also counts with a much bigger back-facing camera sensor taking way higher quality pictures and videos and a lot higher resolution camera in the back.
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