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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-02-16 | 2020-09-07 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| 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 |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 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 |
| 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 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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
Moto G9 Plus is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia XA2, having an 80.5 score against 74.8. The Moto G9 Plus design has the same thickness than Sony Xperia XA2, but it's extremely heavier. The Moto G9 Plus's CPU is just as good as the Sony Xperia XA2 one, and although the Moto G9 Plus has a larger amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Sony Xperia XA2 counts with a little sharper display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better pixels density. The Moto G9 Plus has a superior camera than Xperia XA2, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Moto G9 Plus also has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video, a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photographs and a way better resolution back facing camera.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Xperia XA2, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with a way better battery lifetime than Xperia XA2, because it has a 52% more battery size.
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