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| Global Score | |
| 81.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 14 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2024-08-08 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.33 x 2.85 x 0.31 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Jungle Green, Koala Gray and Peach Fuzz | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2712 x 1220 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | AMOLED |
| 444 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 720 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 9.9 |
| 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 HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is just a bit better than the Motorola Edge 50, getting an 83.3 score against 81.2. The Xiaomi Mi 8 design is just a little bit lighter and a little thinner than the Motorola Edge 50, even though it was released many years before. These devices come with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Mi 8 has older 10 version and Motorola Edge 50 has Android 14 version.
Motorola Edge 50 has a slightly better screen than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a bit larger display, a just a bit higher pixels density, way more brightness and a slightly better resolution of 1220 x 2712. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features as much memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Motorola Edge 50, both of them have equal internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features a much more powerful processor than Motorola Edge 50, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. Motorola Edge 50 takes much clearer photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same aperture, the Motorola Edge 50 also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a lot higher image and video quality and a way more mega pixels camera in the back.
The Motorola Edge 50 has a much better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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