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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-04-19 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.06 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 197.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 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 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.9 |
| 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, 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 is much better than Motorola Moto G6, getting an 83.3 score against 72.1. Even though Xiaomi Mi 8 and Motorola Moto G6 were released only a couple months apart, the Xiaomi Mi 8 body is just a little heavier but just a little thinner. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little bit better display than Moto G6, because although it has a little worse screen pixel density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2248px and a little bit larger display.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Motorola Moto G6, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little bit better performance than Moto G6, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has 3 GB more RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has just a little better battery life than Moto G6, because it has a 13 percent bigger battery size. The Xiaomi Mi 8 captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Moto G6. They have a same size camera sensor, the same video definition, the same video frame rate, a back facing camera with a 12 MP and a same size camera aperture.
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