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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-02-16 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Pastel sky and Phantom black | Black and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a score of 82.3, which is slightly better than Motorola Moto G30's global score of 78.1. Although the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is older and just a bit heavier than Motorola Moto G30, it's construction is still just a little bit thinner. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little bit better performance than Motorola Moto G30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a brighter display than Motorola Moto G30, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better number of pixels per inch of screen and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a bit better camera than Motorola Moto G30, because although it has a lot less mega pixels back camera and a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low light photos and videos, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video resolution.
Motorola Moto G30 counts with a much better memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Motorola Moto G30 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Motorola Moto G30 counts with improved battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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