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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-07 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 387 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| 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 Moto G9 Plus is a bit better than the Xperia XZ Premium, getting a global score of 80.5 against 79.8. Moto G9 Plus's design is notably newer, but thicker and somewhat heavier than Xperia XZ Premium. Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with a much more vibrant display than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 2160 x 3840 and much more pixels per screen inch.
The Xperia XZ Premium has a bit superior processor than Motorola Moto G9 Plus. Both of them have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus captures much better photographs and videos than Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has a larger diafragm aperture, a lot bigger camera sensor and a much better 64 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus features much more storage capacity for games and applications than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Moto G9 Plus has a very superior battery life than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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