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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-07 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 12.1 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 Mi 9 is a little bit better than Moto G9 Plus, having an 83.2 score against 80.5. Even though the Xiaomi Mi 9 is older than Moto G9 Plus, it's body is a lot thinner and extremely lighter. Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a bit sharper screen than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher display density.
Moto G9 Plus features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 9, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Moto G9 Plus also has a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has more RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 9 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, although it has a camera with way less MP resolution, a worse (4K) video quality and a smaller sensor providing a lower image quality, they both have a same size camera aperture. Moto G9 Plus has a much better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3300mAh.
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