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| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-05-06 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Metal and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 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 |
| 9.81 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 4 is better than the Moto G9 Play, getting a score of 88.3 against 76.7. Even being the best cellphone in our current comparison, Xiaomi Black Shark 4's design is just a little heavier and thicker than Moto G9 Play. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a more recent 11 version and Moto G9 Play has Android 10.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with an incredibly better looking display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has a way better resolution of 1080 x 2400, a quite bigger screen and a higher screen density. Moto G9 Play counts with more memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a little bit better processing power than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features just a bit better camera than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for shooting images or video in low light environments and a smaller back-facing camera sensor providing a worse image quality, and they both have a 48 megapixels resolution back camera, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
The Moto G9 Play has just a little bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because it has an 11% bigger battery size.
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