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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-11-11 | 2019-06-17 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Carbon Black, Flame Red and Glacier Blue |
| Metal | Metal and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 9T has a general score of 82.2, which is much better than Motorola Moto M's 71.6 general score. Even though Xiaomi Mi 9T is way newer than the Motorola Moto M, it's thicker and heavier. Xiaomi Mi 9T features a slightly better looking screen than Moto M, because it has a larger display, a little bit better screen density and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T counts with a little better performance than Moto M, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi 9T also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 9T takes way better photographs and videos than Motorola Moto M, because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a way better resolution camera in the back and a larger aperture.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T features a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto M, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Mi 9T features improved battery duration than Moto M, because it has a 31% bigger battery capacity.
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