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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2021-06-17 | 2019-01-15 |
| 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black and Forged Green | Black, Blue and Red |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has an overall score of 80.3, which is just a bit better than the Motorola Defy (2021)'s global score of 77.2. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 body is lighter and extremely thinner than Motorola Defy (2021), although it was released many years before. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a better display than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a lot higher number of pixels per screen inch.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has a greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a bit better processing power than Motorola Defy (2021). Both have 8 processing cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
Motorola Defy (2021) has better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 captures clearer pictures and videos than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture and a tinier back camera sensor taking worse quality videos and photos, and they both have a back facing camera with a 48 megapixels resolution and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also counts with higher video frame rates.
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