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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-09-29 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus is a little bit better than Motorola Moto G9 Play, getting a global score of 78.1 against 76.7. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus's construction is lighter and somewhat thinner than the Motorola Moto G9 Play, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a newer 6.0 Marshmallow version while Motorola Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version, so it gives you a couple additional features and performance enhancements.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a brighter screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a higher pixels density. The Motorola Moto G9 Play and Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus both feature similar CPUs, because although the Motorola Moto G9 Play has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with 4 more CPU cores.
The Moto G9 Play shoots much better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Moto G9 Play also has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and video, a lot higher 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, a lot bigger camera sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality and higher video frame rate.
Moto G9 Play features a bigger storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Moto G9 Play counts with improved battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has a 32 percent larger battery size.
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