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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-21 | 2018-04-19 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto G6 Plus is a bit better than Xperia XA1 Plus, having a global score of 77.5 against 73.7. The Moto G6 Plus is a just a little thinner and lighter phone than Xperia XA1 Plus, even though both were released with only 7 months difference. Motorola Moto G6 Plus counts with a display that is just as good as the display in Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, although the Motorola Moto G6 Plus also has a quite bigger screen, a little bit better display density and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px.
Motorola Moto G6 Plus has more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 32 GB more internal storage. The Moto G6 Plus's processing unit is just as good as the processing unit in Xperia XA1 Plus, and although the Moto G6 Plus has more RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Motorola Moto G6 Plus's camera is very similar to the camera in Xperia XA1 Plus, because although the Motorola Moto G6 Plus has a camera in the back with a much worse 12 mega-pixels resolution and a smaller sensor capturing less light and washed colors, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better photography in poorly lited environments.
Xperia XA1 Plus features a bit better battery performance than Moto G6 Plus, because it has a 3430mAh battery capacity.
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