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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-03-03 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 218.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2860mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 Motorola Moto G9 Play is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5c, with a 76.7 score against 72.4. Motorola Moto G9 Play is a newer cellphone than Xiaomi Mi 5c, although it is a lot thicker and way heavier. These devices work with Android OS, but the Motorola Moto G9 Play has the previous 10 version and Xiaomi Mi 5c has Android 7.1 Nougat version.
The Xiaomi Mi 5c features a bit superior CPU than Moto G9 Play, although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. Xiaomi Mi 5c counts with a brighter screen than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution and a lot greater pixels count per screen inch.
The Moto G9 Play has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Moto G9 Play also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. Moto G9 Play has a superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
Moto G9 Play takes way better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the Moto G9 Play also has faster video frame rate, a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels and a lot bigger camera aperture to take better low light images and videos.
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