Motorola Moto G6 Play vs Xiaomi Redmi 9

Motorola Moto G6 Play

Xiaomi Redmi 9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 - USA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - Europe, Brazil; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - USA; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA

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

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600) - Europe; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 66(1700/2100) - USA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - Brazil

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, aluminium alloy

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

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

154.4 mm

163.3 mm
Width

72.2 mm

77 mm
Thickness

9 mm

9.1 mm
Weight

175 g

198 g
Colors

Deep Indigo, Flash Gray, Gold, Silver

Blue/Pink, Gray, Green, Purple

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.7 inches

6.53 inches
Resolution

720 x 1440 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

282 ppi

395 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Multitouch

Yes

-

Main camera
Camera type

-

Quad
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm

13 MP, f/2.2 , 1.12 µm, 28 mm, 1/3.1"
8 MP, f/2.2 , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
5 MP, f/2.4
2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

4160 x 3120 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Autofocus, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

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

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, proximity