Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-12 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 9.35 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Moto G9 Play is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi A1, with a overall score of 76.7 against 75. The Moto G9 Play is a extremely newer phone than the Xiaomi Mi A1, although it's thicker and heavier. Both phones in this comparison use Android OS, but Moto G9 Play has 10 version and Xiaomi Mi A1 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Xiaomi Mi A1 has a brighter screen than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px. The Motorola Moto G9 Play's processing unit is just as good as the processor in Xiaomi Mi A1, both of them have a 4 GB RAM and the same number of cores.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play features a way better camera than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a much bigger camera aperture, a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution back camera and better video frame rates. Moto G9 Play counts with a little bit more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Moto G9 Play also has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Moto G9 Play features a superior battery life than Xiaomi Mi A1, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3080mAh.
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