Motorola G9 Plus Review: A Fair Budget Smartphone?

I know we're talking entry-level phones here, but how about not overhyping features? It'd have been better off for it, honestly.
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Timestamps:
00:00​ - Intro and overview
00:59 - The cameras
02:32 - The build
04:31​ - The battery
04:54 - The display
05:23 - Other stuff, features and system
05:43 - Hardware performance
06:06 - What's Motorola's strategy here?
07:45 - Final thoughts
09:21 - Conclusion
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[@darrellcarter2469]

I have this phone and got an update to android 11 about 1 month ago , it is Nov 25 now

[@kahs1180]

Hello, Can I ask a question? I have a 5 inch studio monitors connected to a sub-woofer, if I'll buy a DAC, will I have a better sound quality or it's not worth it?. If the answer yes, which DAC do you recommend to buy for using it in my home with my studio monitors 🙄 Thank you so much 🙏❤️

[@kahs1180]

I forgot to mention that I'm using the monitors for listening to music only. I don't use it for music production

[@TechHyped]

I’m assuming your monitors are active, since you didn’t mention the need for an amp. How are you feeding them today? Analog cables like 3.5mm/rca/xlr from a laptop, a phone or a streamer? Or through USB connection? If the Second, a DAC could probably improve sound quality at least a bit, yes. If the First, you’re already using a Dac that’s built into the equipment you’re using to feed the Monitors. If that equipment is a streamer, you’re less likely to feel a difference adding another Dac to the mix, so I’d suggest not going overboard, and grabbing something like a Schiit Modi3+. Cheap, simple, basic and very good sounding.

[@kahs1180]

@@TechHyped hey there Thank you so much for replying back. I don't know if my speakrs are active or not, I have presonus E5 XT and the speakers are connected with subwoofer by TRS cable and the output from subwoofer is trs to RCA. When I like to listen to music I have a convertor as it converts the RCA to 3.5M and either I put it in my laptop or I use the bluetooth receiver in order to play music without connecting any wires to laptop or phone. Can you tell me what's the function of amplifier?🙄😆 And do I need it or not 🙄.

[@TechHyped]

Alright, now I have more info to work with lol. Yeah, the E5 XT is an Active speaker... You plug it to the wall and it uses an internal amplifier to get whatever sound is coming from the source and pushes it to levels that can move the drivers and create sound. That's what amplifiers do, in a super simplified explanation... They basically grab the analog signal from a source and boosts it to a point it's strong enough to move the drivers in the speakers. Since your speakers are active, you don't need an external amplifier to use with them. As for DACs, they grab the digital signal from your laptop, music player or phone for example, and transform it to an analog signal that can then be pushed to an amplifier that would feed passive speakers, OR directly to the speakers, in the case of active ones like the E5 XTs you're using. A DAC will definitely be an improvement over the signal your laptop can push out the 3.5mm. To keep using your bluetooth receiver and the DAC at the same time, you'd have to connect the Speaker to the DAC, and the DAC to everything else (the bluetooth receiver, your laptop, phone or whatever).

[@kahs1180]

@@TechHyped you saved me with this simple explanation. I was so confused but after reading this, I understand what I should buy. Thank you so much 🙏❤️

[@prabinpaudel5572]

Do a lg v60 review. The last LG phone that'd last you a long time. Must be pretty cheap nowadays. 😉

[@TechHyped]

Not a bad idea, actually... Been ages since I've tried anything from LG, really.

[@prabinpaudel5572]

@@TechHyped I use a lg g7. Been 2 years. And even the 4gb ram version works pretty fast. I'm hoping to stretch it a couple more years. And the headphone jack is really something! 😁

[@TechHyped]

LG had pretty beefy quad-dacs on their phones for a while. The headphone jack on those for people who enjoy wired headphones and IEMs have been kind of a blessing, almost. Not sure if you'll be able to keep it up for much longer tho, now that LG's phone division has been shut down and updates/support for their devices won't really go on for much longer, especially since you've already been using one for 2 years, which is how long Android phones usually get supported for anyways.

[@prabinpaudel5572]

@@TechHyped it's stuck on Android 9 and security updates have stopped. But in 3rd world people don't worry about such stuff much. The phone need to run smooth and that's all that matters. And I'm very aware of LG mobile division being shut down. That's why I called v60 last LG phone that will last you a long while. As the other few phones LG released after that were midrangers. 😁

[@TechHyped]

Well, that's true hehehe ;)

[@thepiggyprophet]

I am undecided between this motorola g9 plus and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro. What do you reckon?

[@TechHyped]

Haven't personally tested the Note10 Pro just yet, but from what I know, it's supposed to be a better performer, and the camera seems to do an interesting job. My main issue with Xiaomi is, depending on where you're at, the issues with bloatware and the operating system etc could be a deal breaker... Don't think it would be, but could be. Still, since I haven't tested it personally, I also don't think it's fair for me to compare them directly.

[@thepiggyprophet]

@@TechHyped thanks for your reply 👍🏻

[@thepiggyprophet]

@@TechHyped update : I bought the Xiaomi note 10 pro. Had to returned it because It just kept rebooting constantly, had delivered a second one and again the same problem, so I asked to be refunded and sent the phone back. The camera was wonderful but it's nothing if the phone does not work.

[@TechHyped]

That’s what I call a bad customer experience… geez! Hope your next choice goes better, bro! Thanks for the update, by the way!

[@ahsanragib1498]

Hey, I would love to see a separate channel dedicated to audio gears only. An audiophile community is what we want. You can make it possible.

[@TechHyped]

Audio is definitely one of my (if not THE) biggest interests in life, but I'm too much into tech not to mix it up a bit. Smartphones are honestly the tech-items I least enjoy reviewing, which is why I kinda dialed it down a bit over time. A completely separate channel is not likely to happen soon simply because of how complicated/difficult it is to grow these things, but *this* channel is on the path to becoming like 90% audio-related anyways. I appreciate the feedback and the input tho! I'll do my best to create the best community possible here for you guys, and I hope you keep enjoying the content! ;)