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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-07 | 2018-10-18 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.44 |
| 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 Google Pixel 3 XL is slightly better than the Moto G9 Plus, with an 80.7 score against 80.5. Google Pixel 3 XL is an older cellphone than Moto G9 Plus, but Google could make it somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner anyway. The Google Pixel 3 XL counts with a little sharper screen than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution.
Google Pixel 3 XL has a little better performance than Moto G9 Plus. They have a Octa-Core processor and 4 GB of RAM. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 512 GB.
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3430mAh. The Moto G9 Plus has a lot better camera than Google Pixel 3 XL, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, a F1.8 diafragm aperture and the same video definition, the Moto G9 Plus also has a way larger camera sensor which offers a way better photo and video quality and a lot more megapixels back facing camera.
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