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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-24 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Cosmic blue and Crystal pink | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 400 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 14.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.79 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 Moto G8 Plus, with a overall score of 80.4 against 77.6. Xiaomi Black Shark's design has the same thickness than the Moto G8 Plus, but it is a little bit heavier. Xiaomi Black Shark features a little faster CPU than Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 4 GB more RAM.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a little sharper display than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels density. Motorola Moto G8 Plus features a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus captures better videos and photos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a way more megapixels back-facing camera, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor taking way higher quality pictures and a bigger aperture for better low light photography.
Xiaomi Black Shark and Moto G8 Plus feature similar batteries duration.
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