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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a general score of 86.6, which is better than Moto G9 Play's 76.7 overall score. Although it's the best in this comparison, Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is an a bit heavier and somewhat thicker cellphone than Moto G9 Play. Both of these devices include the same Android 10 OS (operating system).
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a brighter screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has a way better 1080 x 2400 resolution, a better pixels number per inch in the display and a quite larger display. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit faster CPU than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Moto G9 Play features a quite bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. The Moto G9 Play has just a little better battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 4720mAh.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light photography and video, and they both have the same sensor size, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a lot better 64 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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