Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-28 | 2021-05-27 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| -- | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.84 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola DROID Turbo has a global score of 77.9, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's global score of 76.7. Both phones we are comparing work with Android OS, but the Motorola DROID Turbo has newer 4.4.4 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11, so it provides you a couple nice extra features and better performance. Motorola DROID Turbo's construction is a little lighter than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, but it's way thicker and was released many years before.
The Motorola DROID Turbo counts with a brighter screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a very superior storage for games and applications than Motorola DROID Turbo, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
Motorola DROID Turbo has a bit faster processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has just a bit better battery life than Motorola DROID Turbo, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3900mAh.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a better camera than Motorola DROID Turbo, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a bigger aperture, a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera and faster 30 frames per second video frame rate.
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