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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 10 |
| 2014-07-22 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.48 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.26 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 329.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Qualcomm Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G9 Play is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 4, having a 76.7 score against 75.2. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but Motorola Moto G9 Play has older 10 version while Xiaomi Mi 4 has Android 4.4.3. The Motorola Moto G9 Play is a a lot newer phone than Xiaomi Mi 4, although it is a little bit thicker and way heavier.
The Xiaomi Mi 4 has a lot better display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1920 x 1080 resolution and a way greater count of pixels per inch in the display. The Xiaomi Mi 4 features a little bit better hardware performance than Moto G9 Play, because although it has lesser cores and 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU.
Moto G9 Play features much more storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 4, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Moto G9 Play also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Motorola Moto G9 Play has a really longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 4, because it has a 62% larger battery size.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play takes much better videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 4, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has better video frame rate, a much larger sensor taking much better quality videos and photos, a bigger aperture and a camera with much more mega pixels.
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