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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Moto G9 Plus is slightly better than the Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), getting a overall score of 80.5 against 74.1. Moto G9 Plus's construction is a lot newer and thinner, but also somewhat heavier than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015). The Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015) counts with a bit sharper screen than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with a bit more powerful processor than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because it has more RAM and a greater number of cores. Moto G9 Plus has much more storage for applications and games than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because it has 64 GB more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The Moto G9 Plus features a superior camera than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Moto G9 Plus also has a way bigger camera sensor, a way more MP camera and a bigger camera aperture to take better photography in low-light situations.
Moto G9 Plus features a really longer battery lifetime than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because it has a 67 percent greater battery capacity.
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