Motorola Moto G8 Plus vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G8 Plus

Motorola Moto G8 Plus

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Xiaomi Mi 9

Xiaomi Mi 9

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Motorola Moto G8 Plus or Xiaomi Mi 9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G8 Plus Xiaomi Mi 9
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Release date 2019, October 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.4 x 75.8 x 9.1 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.98 in 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.94 in
Weight 188 g | 6.63 oz 173 g | 6.1 oz
Body Build Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
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Colors Dark Blue, Dark Red Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, Piano Black
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price $270 450 EUR
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 6.39" in
Screen area 99.1 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.5% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 400 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - HDR10
-DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF
-16 MP, f/2.2, 14mm (ultrawide), dedicated video camera (1080p)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
-48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2'', 0.8µm, Laser/PDAF
-16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0'', 1.0µm, Laser/PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, Laser/PDAF, 2x optical zoom
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
DxOMark Main Score 110
DxOMark Photo 115
DxOMark Video 99
Front camera, selfie 25 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 25 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30/120fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 640
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 625750
Antutu 10 CPU 192486
Antutu 10 GPU 191970
Antutu 10 Mem 106764
Antutu 10 UX 192486
Antutu 8 Total 445567
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 856
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2550
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2579
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2356
GeekBench 5 Single Core 314 678
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1264 2575
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3235
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 10405
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7120
GeekBench 4 Battery 6086

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 600/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby sound
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Battery charging 15W
- Splash resistant

- Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+)
-Fast wireless charging 20W

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