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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-07 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 487.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| 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/1.70 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| 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 Google Pixel 4 XL is slightly better than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, with an 82.9 score against 80.5. The Google Pixel 4 XL construction is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, although it was released only 11 months before. Google Pixel 4 XL features just a bit better hardware performance than Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have 8 cores, the Google Pixel 4 XL also has 2 GB more RAM.
Google Pixel 4 XL has just a bit better looking display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixel number in each inch in the display and a better resolution of 1440 x 3040 pixels. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with a very superior storage for applications and games than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage.
The Moto G9 Plus has greater battery lifetime than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3700mAh. Moto G9 Plus shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Google Pixel 4 XL, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for taking images and/or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Moto G9 Plus also counts with a much larger sensor and a back facing camera with a lot higher 64 megapixels resolution.
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