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| Global Score | |
| 91 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-05-22 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black and Purple | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 643 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.58 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 1 II is much better than the Motorola Moto G9 Play, having a 91 score against 76.7. Even when Sony Xperia 1 II and Motorola Moto G9 Play were released only 3 months apart, Sony Xperia 1 II is somewhat thinner and a little lighter. These phones include Android operating system, but Sony Xperia 1 II has a more recent 11 version while Motorola Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version.
Xperia 1 II has a bit more powerful processing unit than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xperia 1 II also has a higher amount of RAM. Xperia 1 II has a much better screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Xperia 1 II also has a lot better resolution of 1644 x 3840px and a lot higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Moto G9 Play takes slightly better videos and photos than Sony Xperia 1 II, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, the same video definition and a same size sensor, the Moto G9 Play also has a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution back camera.
Xperia 1 II counts with much more storage to store more games and applications than Moto G9 Play, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB and more internal memory capacity. The Motorola Moto G9 Play has superior battery duration than Xperia 1 II, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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