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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-10-19 | 2020-09-07 |
| 5.84 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 270.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 9.79 | 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 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Moto G9 Plus has a score of 80.5, which is just a bit better than Motorola Moto X4's score of 74.4. The Moto G9 Plus design is noticeably newer, but thicker and noticeably heavier than the Motorola Moto X4. Moto X4 features a little sharper display than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 1920px resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels number in each inch in the screen.
Moto G9 Plus's processor is very similar to Moto X4's CPU, and although the Moto G9 Plus has a higher amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus takes much clearer photos and videos than Moto X4, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video quality, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor, a camera with a way better resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light captures and video.
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Moto X4, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB against 1,95 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Moto G9 Plus features a way better battery performance than Moto X4, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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