Motorola Moto G9 Plus vs Xiaomi Mi A2

Motorola Moto G9 Plus

Xiaomi Mi A2

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28, 66 - Brazil

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE Cat13 download, Cat5 upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Front glass, aluminum body
SIM

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

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

170 mm

158.7 mm
Width

78.1 mm

75.4 mm
Thickness

9.7 mm

7.3 mm
Weight

223 g

168 g
Colors

Blue, Gold

Black, Cherry Pink, Flame Red, Glacier Blue, Sand Gold

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.73" , 0.8 µm

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.9" , 1.25 µm, 2x optical zoom
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm

20 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.8" , 1 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.2
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

9280 x 6920 pixels

4000 x 3000 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Electronic image stabilization

-

EIS (gyro)
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, 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, laser autofocus, RAW, Night Vision

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

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

(standard) , 16 MP, f/2.0 , 29 mm, 1.0 µm

20 MP, f/1.8 , 1.0 µm, 1/2.8"
Selfie camera resolution

4640 x 3456 pixels

5384 x 3752 pixels
Secondary camera HDR

-

Auto HDR
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, HDR, self-timer

-
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

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, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

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