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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| 2019-03-06 | 2018-04-19 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Purple | Blue and Gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 9 is a bit better than the Motorola Moto G6 Plus, with an 83.2 score against 77.5. The Xiaomi Mi 9 design is newer and a little thinner than the Motorola Moto G6 Plus's, but it is also just a little heavier. Xiaomi Mi 9 features a bit superior CPU than Moto G6 Plus. Both of them have the same number of cores and a 6 GB RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 features just a bit better looking screen than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a quite worse screen density, it also counts with a quite bigger display and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has just a bit bigger storage to install games and applications than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Xiaomi Mi 9 shoots way better photographs and videos than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light captures and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also counts with faster 60 frames per second video frame rate, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor which offers a much better image and video quality and a much better resolution camera.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity against 3200mAh.
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