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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-20 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Iceberg grey and Shadow black | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro is slightly better than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, with an 82.9 score against 80.5. These phones have Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Motorola Moto G9 Plus has Android 10, providing the user a couple additional features and performance tweaks. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro is older than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, it's body is just a little thinner and just a bit lighter.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a little sharper screen than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater pixel amount in each inch of display. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features just a little better performance than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus features a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Moto G9 Plus features longer battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Moto G9 Plus counts with just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and a F1.8 camera aperture, the Moto G9 Plus also counts with a much more megapixels back-facing camera and a bigger sensor taking better quality videos and pictures.
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