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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-02-16 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Pastel sky and Phantom black | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 56.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G30, having an 83.3 score against 78.1. Although the Xiaomi Mi 8 is much older than the Motorola Moto G30, it's body is thinner and lighter. Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a more vivid screen than Moto G30, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way better 1080 x 2248 resolution and a better display pixels density.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Moto G30, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has 2 GB more RAM. The Motorola Moto G30 has a bit more storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Moto G30 has a way better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh. The Motorola Moto G30 takes slightly better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Motorola Moto G30 also has a much more mega pixels camera, faster video frame rate and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography and video.
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