Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-02-07 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.18 x 2.96 x 0.31 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2270 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SDM632 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 250, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 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 |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh 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
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a score of 83.3, which is much better than Moto G7's overall score of 75.2. These phones include Android operating system, but Xiaomi Mi 8 has 10 version while Moto G7 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Xiaomi Mi 8 construction is a bit thinner but just a little bit heavier than the Moto G7, and both of them were only released with a couple of months difference.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features just a bit better hardware performance than Moto G7, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has more RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little bit better screen than Moto G7, although it has a little lower 1080 x 2248 resolution and a quite worse pixels quantity per inch in the screen, they both have a display of the same size.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 captures slightly better photos and videos than Motorola Moto G7. Both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the same (4K) video resolution, a back-facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels and the same video frame rate. The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a better storage to store more apps and games than Moto G7, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit better battery duration than Moto G7, because it has a 3400mAh battery size.
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