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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-03-31 | 2018-06-05 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has an overall score of 83.3, which is better than Moto G5 Plus's 74.6 general score. Xiaomi Mi 8's body is newer and thinner, but heavier than Moto G5 Plus. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little more vivid screen than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a just a little worse quantity of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2248px resolution and a larger display.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a little better processing power than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Moto G5 Plus, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with just a bit better battery duration than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi Mi 8 shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Moto G5 Plus, although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for capturing photographs and video in low light environments and a tinier sensor taking less light and washed colors, they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and a back-facing camera with a 12 mega pixels.
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