Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 vs Motorola Moto G9 Play Specs Comparison

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8.5
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Motorola Moto G9 Play
Released · May 12, 2020
Released · Aug 28, 2020
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Quad camera
Dual camera
3GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
5020 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 30, 2020 Aug 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€170

Design

Dimensions
6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches
162.3 x 77.2 x 8.9 mm
6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches
165.21 x 75.73 x 9.18 mm
Weight
7.02 oz / 199.0 g 7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Frame: Plastic Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Forest green, Polar white, Midnight gray Forest green, Sapphire blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 83.52% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
0.8 (Excellent) 3.2 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G85 (12 nm) Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Kryo 260
GPU
Mali G52 MC2 Adreno 610
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
4GB/128GB
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10) Android (10)

Battery

Type
5020 mAh, Li - Polymer 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Reverse wired charging
Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wired: 15.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
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Browsing
Untested
Video
10h 43min
Gaming
7h 34min
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Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
10h 58min
Gaming
6h 24min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.2 μm
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP
Aperture size: F2.4
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse
Front
13 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)
8 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage
Memory 4GB/128GB
with 128GB storage
Memory 128GB
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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