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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-09-07 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Black |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 387 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G9 Plus is a bit better than Galaxy XCover 5, with an 80.5 score against 78.1. Although it's the best phone in our current comparison, we must highlight that it is also a notably heavier and just a little thicker phone. These phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Motorola Moto G9 Plus has an older 10 version and Galaxy XCover 5 has Android 11 version.
The Moto G9 Plus features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy XCover 5. Both have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. Moto G9 Plus counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a little higher screen pixel density, a bigger display and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
Moto G9 Plus shoots much better videos and photos than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Moto G9 Plus also has a back facing camera with a much better 64 megapixels resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition. Moto G9 Plus counts with a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Moto G9 Plus features a really longer battery life than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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