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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-12-06 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Baby Blue and Mineral Grey | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a general score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than Moto G31's overall score of 77. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Moto G31 has Android 11. Although it's the best cellphone in this review, it must be told that it's also noticeably older, just a little heavier and just a little bit thicker.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit superior CPU than Motorola Moto G31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit sharper display than Moto G31, although it has a little lower pixel number per inch of screen, a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a bit smaller screen.
The Motorola Moto G31 features a way bigger storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows up to 1 TB. Motorola Moto G31 has improved battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 25 percent bigger battery size.
The Moto G31 has a bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have a same size aperture, the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Moto G31 also has a back camera with a much higher resolution.
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