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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-04-19 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Blue and Gray | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 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 is slightly better than the Moto G6 Plus, with an 80.4 score against 77.5. Although it's the best we are comparing, we must note that it is also a somewhat heavier and thicker phone. The Xiaomi Black Shark has just a little better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a little sharper screen than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a just a little less pixels per screen inch, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark also counts with a quite larger display. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a little bit better storage to store more games and applications than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Xiaomi Black Shark's camera is very similar to Moto G6 Plus's camera, and although the Xiaomi Black Shark has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for taking photographs or videos in low-light situations and a tinier back camera sensor, they both have the same resolution camera, the same video quality and the same video frame rate.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with improved battery life than Moto G6 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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