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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 12 | Android 10 |
| 2022-11-01 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Frosted Blue, Onyx Black, Stardust Purple and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 6.12 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.77 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Moto G9 Play has a general score of 76.7, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro's 75.7 global score. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but Moto G9 Play has older 10 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro has Android 12 version. Despite being the best phone in this comparison review, it must be noted that it is also a notably older, somewhat thicker and just a little bit heavier phone.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro has a much better looking screen than Moto G9 Play, because it has a quite bigger screen, more pixels per inch of screen and a way better 1080 x 2400 resolution. The Moto G9 Play has a much more powerful processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have 8 cores.
Moto G9 Play has a bigger memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Moto G9 Play's battery performance is very similar to the battery performance in Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro features a little bit better camera than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a larger camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs and a more megapixels back-facing camera.
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