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| Global Score | |
| 78.6 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 10.34 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Moto G9 Plus is a bit better than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, having an 80.5 score against 78.6. The Moto G9 Plus is a a little heavier cellphone than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, but both of them are 0.38inches thick. Both devices in our current comparison have Android operating system, but the Moto G9 Plus has the previous 10 version and Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Xperia XA2 Plus has a little bit better performance than Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xperia XA2 Plus also has a larger amount of RAM. The Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a bit sharper display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per screen inch.
The Moto G9 Plus counts with a superior camera than Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Moto G9 Plus also has a lot higher 64 megapixels resolution camera, a larger aperture to capture better images and video in poorly lited environments and a lot bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Moto G9 Plus features a very superior battery performance than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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