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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-03-31 | 2019-07-24 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.13 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11.44 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4030mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi A3 has a score of 79.2, which is slightly better than the Moto G5 Plus's 74.6 global score. Xiaomi Mi A3's design is newer and somewhat thinner than Moto G5 Plus's, but it's heavier. Moto G5 Plus features a brighter screen than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1080 x 1920px resolution and way more pixels per inch of display.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 has a much better memory capacity to install applications and games than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB and more internal memory. The Xiaomi Mi A3's processing unit is just as good as the Moto G5 Plus one, both have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also counts with a larger sensor shooting better quality pictures and videos and a camera in the back with a way higher resolution.
Xiaomi Mi A3 has superior battery performance than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a 34 percent larger battery size.
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