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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-09-07 | 2019-06-06 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Gray and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 11.55 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.6 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto G9 Plus is a bit better than the Moto Z4, with a overall score of 80.5 against 79.8. These phones include the same Android 10 OS (Operating System). The Moto G9 Plus design is newer, but heavier and noticeably thicker than the Moto Z4. The Moto Z4 and Moto G9 Plus count with quite similar displays, because although the Moto Z4 has a quite smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 2340px resolution, it also counts with a just a little greater count of pixels in each screen inch.
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a little faster processing unit than Moto Z4. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 CPU cores. Moto Z4 has as much storage capacity for apps and games as the Moto G9 Plus one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage and an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Moto G9 Plus counts with a really longer battery performance than Moto Z4, because it has a 39% larger battery capacity. The Moto G9 Plus takes slightly better videos and photos than Motorola Moto Z4, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Moto G9 Plus also counts with a back camera with a much better resolution and a bigger back-facing camera sensor.
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