Motorola Moto G9 Plus vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Motorola Moto G9 Plus

Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900;CDMA 800
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

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

-
LTE speed

LTE Cat13 download, Cat5 upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Class 33
EDGE

Yes

Class 33

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), eco leather back, aluminum frame
SIM

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

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

170 mm

163.2 mm
Width

78.1 mm

75 mm
Thickness

9.7 mm

9.1 mm
Weight

223 g

225 g
Colors

Blue, Gold

Black, Green

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS LCD

LTPO2 AMOLED
Physical size

6.81 inches

6.73 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1440 x 3200 pixels
Pixel density

386 ppi

522 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

Scratch resistant

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

Max Vision Display, HDR10

120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1500 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold

Single-core 3.19 GHz Cortex-X2
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver

Triple-core 2.75 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
GPU

Adreno 618

Adreno 730
Memory RAM

4, 6 GB

8, 12 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

256, 512 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Memory card max

512 GB

-
Storage

UFS 2.1

UFS 3.1

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Quad
Main camera

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

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 1.0" , 1.6 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm

(periscope telephoto) , 48 MP, f/4.1 , 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm, 120 mm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.2

(ultrawide) , 48 MP, f/2.2 , 128˚ , 13 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

9280 x 6920 pixels

-
Primary camera video

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

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@3840fps, gyro-EIS, Dolby Vision HDR 10-bit rec. (4K, 1080p)
Primary camera optics

-

Leica lens
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED flash
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

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, face unlock, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, super night mode 2.0, HDR10 video recording

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

-

Single
Selfie camera

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

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.4 , 25 mm, 0.7 µm, 80˚ , 1/3"
Selfie camera resolution

4640 x 3456 pixels

-
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, HDR, self-timer

Face unlock, HDR, panorama
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30/60fps

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, 802.11ax
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 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, virtual proximity sensing