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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-07-08 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.30 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Surfing blue | Black and Silver |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.98 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Moto G 5G Plus is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, having an 82.6 score against 82.3. The Moto G 5G Plus design has the same thickness than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, but it's a little bit heavier. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with just a bit better performance than Motorola Moto G 5G Plus, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a little sharper display than Motorola Moto G 5G Plus, although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower count of pixels per inch in the screen. The Moto G 5G Plus and the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 both have really similar cameras, and although the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a smaller diafragm aperture, they both have a back facing camera with a 48 mega-pixels resolution, a same size back camera sensor, the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate.
Motorola Moto G 5G Plus has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1000 GB. Motorola Moto G 5G Plus counts with improved battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a 25% more battery size.
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