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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 12 | Android 10 |
| 2022-04-04 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 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 |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto G9 Play, getting a 78.7 score against 76.7. Both phones we are comparing come with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has 12 version and Motorola Moto G9 Play has Android 10. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro's design is newer than Motorola Moto G9 Play's, but it's just a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play has a much powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a bit sharper display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has a lot better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, a little bit bigger screen and more pixels per inch of display.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro captures much clearer pictures and videos than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a much tinier back-facing camera sensor and a tinier camera aperture which is not good for shooting images and videos in low light environments, it also counts with a lot better video definition and a camera with a much higher resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Moto G9 Play, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The Moto G9 Play counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 4650mAh.
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