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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-07 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 869.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 XL is slightly better than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, with an 81.3 score against 80.5. Google Pixel XL is an a lot older cellphone than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, but Google managed to make it somewhat thinner and incredibly lighter. The Google Pixel XL has a little more vivid display than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better pixel count per inch of display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The Moto G9 Plus counts with a bit better processing power than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Moto G9 Plus also has a higher number of cores. Moto G9 Plus captures way better pictures and videos than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Moto G9 Plus also has a much better resolution camera, a bigger camera aperture to capture better images in poorly lited environments and a lot bigger sensor.
Moto G9 Plus features a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Moto G9 Plus also has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Moto G9 Plus counts with a very superior battery performance than Google Pixel XL, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 3450mAh.
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