Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-05-18 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 127.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 56.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 much better than the Motorola Moto G4 Plus, having a general score of 83.3 against 72.1. The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a newer and noticeably thinner phone than the Motorola Moto G4 Plus, but it is somewhat heavier. The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a slightly better looking screen than Motorola Moto G4 Plus, because it has a quite bigger screen, a just a bit greater display density and a bit higher 1080 x 2248 resolution.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a much bigger memory for apps and games than Moto G4 Plus, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a quite better performance than Moto G4 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Motorola Moto G4 Plus, because it has a 3400mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Xiaomi Mi 8 shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Moto G4 Plus, because although it has a back-facing camera with lot less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a bigger camera aperture.
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