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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-10-24 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Cosmic blue and Crystal pink | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 14.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 a bit better than Moto G8 Plus, having an 83.3 score against 77.6. The Xiaomi Mi 8 is an older phone than the Moto G8 Plus, but it is thinner and a bit lighter anyway. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit better performance than Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has 2 GB more RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit more vivid display than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2248 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit greater count of pixels per display inch. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bigger storage to install games and applications than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
Moto G8 Plus has greater battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Moto G8 Plus shoots much better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Moto G8 Plus also has a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels, a way larger camera sensor capturing way higher quality pictures and a larger diafragm aperture.
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