Motorola Defy 2021 vs Xiaomi Mi 9

Motorola Defy 2021

Xiaomi Mi 9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - LATAM; HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - EMEA

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41 - EMEA; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 28, 66 - LATAM

LTE frequency 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)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic frame, plastic back

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

169.8 mm

157.5 mm
Width

78.2 mm

74.7 mm
Thickness

10.9 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

232 g

173 g
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m for 35 mins

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
MIL-STD-810G

Yes

-
Colors

Black, Green

Black, Blue, Violet

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.5 inches

6.39 inches
Resolution

720 x 1600 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

270 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

90Hz

HDR10, DCI-P3

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.8

48 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm, 2x optical zoom
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4

16 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/3" , 1.0 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

12 MP, f/2.2 , 54 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

HDR, Panorama

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro mode, RAW
DxOMark photo

-

115
DxOMark video

-

99
DxOMark camera score

-

110

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes