Motorola One Fusion+ vs Redmi Note 9 Pro Max: Cameras Comparison
Both the Motorola One Fusion+ and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max have quad cameras on the back. The camera configuration on both these devices is the same: a 64-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, a 5-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. Both phones take 16-megapixel photos by default. Selfie cameras are a little different – Redmi Note 9 Pro Max ,review) has a 16-megapixel camera. There itself, Motorola One Fusion+ ,review) has a 32-megapixel selfie camera.
I found both brands’ camera apps to be simple. These apps have several different modes to choose from, but we’ll focus on basic performance in this comparison. Both phones are fast at locking focus and identifying scenes. In daylight both phones enabled HDR on their own to capture good detail, but here the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max managed to take better shots, while the Motorola One Fusion+ overexposed the sky. On zooming the photo, we found the One Fusion+ image to be sharper and with better details. Switching to a wide-angle camera allows both phones to capture a wider field of view. The Motorola One Fusion+ managed to get the exposure right, but it was the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max that offered better quality overall.
The Motorola One Fusion+ was the clear winner for close-ups. The color tone was correct in this, whereas the shot of Redmi Note 9 Pro Max had a yellow tone. Depth is good in both the phones.
Both phones did a good job with portraits and you can set the blur level before taking the shot. We found that both cameras were good for portraits and performed similarly, with good edge detection and good background blur.
The Motorola One Fusion+ and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max smartphones include 5-megapixel macro lenses and give you the opportunity to capture a subject very close while shooting. We saw better macro shots in the Motorola One Fusion+.
Both these smartphones were able to control noise (small grains) in photos taken in low light. The Redmi Note 9 Pro Max gave us slightly brighter and better-detailed shots than the Motorola One Fusion+. When Night Mode is enabled, both smartphones keep their camera shutters open for longer periods, resulting in brighter photos. Redmi Note 9 Pro Max captures better details in shadows. However, we saw a strange red hue in the shots taken with it. When we zoomed in, shots from the Motorola One Fusion+ looked better.
Both phones fail to capture good close-ups in low light, but the AI on the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max exaggerated the colors a bit, making objects look strange.
For selfies, in both daylight and low light, the Motorola One Fusion+ outperformed the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max.
Both of these smartphones record video in a maximum resolution of 4K and both use EIS to stabilize the footage. When shooting at 1080p in daylight, the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max delivers better stabilization. The Motorola One Fusion+ over-sharpened the footage and had poor stabilization. For 4K video, we found the Motorola One Fusion+ to be better. In low light, the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max recorded better videos than the Motorola One Fusion+, but there was shimmer in the recordings from both phones.
Verdict
The rear camera setup of Motorola One Fusion+ and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max are almost identical to each other in terms of the number of cameras and their resolutions. The only difference is in the selfie camera and there is no doubt that in terms of selfie camera, the 32-megapixel pop-up selfie camera included in the Motorola phone is better than the 16-megapixel hole-punch selfie camera included in the Redmi phone. The performance of the rear camera setup of both these smartphones is almost the same. There is scope for improvement through updates in the rear cameras of both smartphones.