Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-08-20 | 2021-06-17 |
| 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| Carbon black, Glacier blue and Red flame | Black and Forged Green |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro is slightly better than the Motorola Defy (2021), getting a overall score of 82.7 against 77.2. Both phones in this comparison use Android OS, but Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro has the older 10 version while Motorola Defy (2021) has Android 11. The Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro body is lighter and somewhat thinner than the Motorola Defy (2021), even though it was released a bit more further than a year before.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro features a bit better hardware performance than Motorola Defy (2021), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro also has more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro has a more vivid display than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel amount in each inch in the screen and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro captures slightly better photos and videos than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a smaller camera sensor giving a worse image quality and a smaller camera aperture which is not good for capturing images and/or video in low-light situations, and they both have a back-facing camera with a 48 megapixels resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Motorola Defy (2021) features a better memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Motorola Defy (2021) counts with better battery life than Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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