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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-09-29 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 345.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 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 Motorola Moto G9 Play is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, getting a 76.7 score against 76.4. Motorola Moto G9 Play's design is way newer, but much heavier and thicker than the Xiaomi Mi 5s. Both devices in this review have Android OS (operating system), but the Motorola Moto G9 Play has an older 10 version while Xiaomi Mi 5s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a lot better screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher pixels count per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. Moto G9 Play has a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Moto G9 Play features a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Moto G9 Play also has more processing cores. The Motorola Moto G9 Play features a really longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Moto G9 Play captures better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Moto G9 Play also has a back facing camera with a lot better resolution, a lot bigger sensor which offers a much better image and video quality, faster 60 frames per second video frame rates and a bigger camera aperture.
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