Motorola U9 vs Plum Glow

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    U9: 17.5 g lighter

    U9:
    87.5 g
    Glow:
    105 g
  • Width

    U9: 12.9 mm narrower

    U9:
    48.6 mm
    Glow:
    61.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    U9: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

    U9:
    2 in
    Glow:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Glow: 3.5 mm thinner

    U9:
    16.4 mm
    Glow:
    12.9 mm
  • Height

    U9: 22 mm shorter

    U9:
    90 mm
    Glow:
    112 mm
  • Release year

    U9:
    2007
    Glow:
    2013

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. U9

    Height:
    90 mm
    Width:
    48.6 mm
    Depth:
    16.4 mm +3.5 mm versus Glow
  2. 2. Glow

    Height:
    112 mm +22 mm versus U9
    Width:
    61.5 mm +12.9 mm versus U9
    Depth:
    12.9 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. U9

    87.5 g

  2. 2. Glow

    105 g

    +17.5 g versus U9

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. U9

    Screen diagonal:
    2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    12.4 cm²
  2. 2. Glow

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²

Glow has approximately 194.5% more rectangular screen area than U9.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

U9: Original memory entry

25 MB

Glow: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. U9

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. Glow

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. U92. Glow

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for U9, Glow.
SpecificationU9Glow
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 90 Х 48.6 Х 16.4 mm
  • 112 Х 61.5 Х 12.9 mm
Weight
  • 87.5 g
  • 105 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 25 MB
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Linux / Java-based MOTOMAGX
  • Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for U9, Glow.
SpecificationU9Glow
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 12.4 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.3%
  • 53.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 200 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for U9, Glow.
SpecificationU9Glow
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 1.3 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for U9, Glow.
SpecificationU9Glow
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 1.0 GHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for U9, Glow.
SpecificationU9Glow
Release date
  • 2007
  • October
  • 2013
  • February
Colors
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 350 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for U9, Glow.
SpecificationU9Glow
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.36 W/kg (head) 0.56 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for U9, Glow.
SpecificationU9Glow
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others
  • Second external OLED
  • 65K colors display (128 x 160 pixels) -Touch sensitive music keys -Downloadable wallpapers
  • screensavers
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for U9, Glow.
SpecificationU9Glow
Dop
  • MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player -WMV/MP4 player -iTap -Organizer -Voice command -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - X201 Single SIM X200 Dual SIM