Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-11-11 | 2018-06-05 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 56.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a general score of 83.3, which is better than the Moto M's 71.6 overall score. The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a newer and just a bit thinner device than the Moto M, but it is also a bit heavier. The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a little sharper display than Moto M, because it has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2248, a little bit larger screen and a little bit greater screen density.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit better hardware performance than Motorola Moto M, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Moto M, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has just a bit better battery duration than Moto M, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a greater camera than Moto M, because although it has a way less mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better images and videos in poorly lited environments and a much higher (4K) video definition.
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