Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.2 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-06-17 | 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, Flame Red and Glacier Blue | Black and Forged Green |
| Metal and Metal | 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 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 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 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 has an overall score of 82.2, which is a bit better than the Motorola Defy (2021)'s global score of 77.2. The Xiaomi Mi 9T is an way older cellphone than the Motorola Defy (2021), but it's lighter and thinner anyway. Both devices in this comparison use Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Mi 9T has an older 10 version and Motorola Defy (2021) has Android 11.
Xiaomi Mi 9T counts with a little better performance than Motorola Defy (2021), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9T also has more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 9T features a much better display than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a better pixel quantity in each inch in the screen.
Motorola Defy (2021) features a bigger storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 9T, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Motorola Defy (2021) has superior battery life than Xiaomi Mi 9T, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T counts with a little bit better camera than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low light images and videos and a smaller back-facing camera sensor shooting lower quality photos and videos, and they both have the same resolution camera, the Xiaomi Mi 9T also counts with a much better video resolution.
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