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| Global Score | |
| 78 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-07-27 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and Red | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3010mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 A2 has a global score of 78, which is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto G9 Play's 76.7 score. The Xiaomi Mi A2 design is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than Motorola Moto G9 Play, despite of the fact that it was released 2 years before. The Xiaomi Mi A2 features a sharper display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a greater pixels density.
Moto G9 Play features a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi A2, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Mi A2 has just a little better processing power than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi A2 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. The Moto G9 Play features a better camera than Xiaomi Mi A2, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the Moto G9 Play also has a lot better resolution camera, a larger camera aperture, better video frame rates and a lot larger back camera sensor taking much higher quality videos and pictures.
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