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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 13 | Android 11 |
| 2023-05-04 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.77 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge 40 is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, with a general score of 77.2 against 76.7. These phones work with Android OS, but the Motorola Edge 40 has a more recent 13 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11. The Motorola Edge 40 design is newer, somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a much more powerful CPU than Motorola Edge 40, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Motorola Edge 40 counts with a little sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a little less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a little bit bigger screen.
Motorola Edge 40 captures a little bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a lot larger aperture, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back-facing camera with more mega-pixels. The Motorola Edge 40 has a slightly bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Motorola Edge 40 counts with just a bit longer battery life than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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