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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-09-07 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.72 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 11.88 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a general score of 82.9, which is just a bit better than the Moto G9 Plus's 80.5 overall score. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro construction is just a little lighter and just a little thinner than the Moto G9 Plus, despite of the fact that it was released about 11 months before. Both phones in this comparison use Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has newer 9.0 Pie version and Moto G9 Plus has Android 10, so it counts with a couple nice extra features.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a little sharper display than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus features a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB. Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has slower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same aperture, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also counts with a way more megapixels back-facing camera and a bigger camera sensor shooting higher quality photographs.
The Moto G9 Plus has greater battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because it has a 25% bigger battery size.
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