Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-09-04 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Gold | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 270.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a general score of 79, which is slightly better than the Moto X (2014)'s global score of 73.4. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S's construction is newer and somewhat thinner than the Moto X (2014)'s, but it's also notably heavier. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has the newer 11 version and Moto X (2014) has Android 5.0 version, providing the user a lot of extra features and some performance improvements.
Moto X (2014) has a much better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher pixel number in each display inch. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a much greater storage for games and applications than Motorola Moto X (2014), because it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB more internal memory capacity.
Motorola Moto X (2014) counts with a bit better processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has lesser cpu cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a much better camera than Moto X (2014), and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a lot larger back camera sensor shooting much better quality pictures, a back camera with a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution and a larger aperture to capture better low light captures and videos.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a very superior battery duration than Moto X (2014), because it has a 118 percent more battery size.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the Moto X (2014), which makes it an easy choice.
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