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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android |
| 2016-11-11 | 2018-06-08 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has an overall score of 75.9, which is a little bit better than Motorola Moto M's 71.6 global score. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's design is newer and a bit thinner than the Motorola Moto M's, but it's a little bit heavier. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a bit faster processor than Moto M, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a slightly better display than Moto M, because it has a quite higher screen density, a quite larger screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2244. Motorola Moto M has a little bit more memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 128 GB.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features just a little better battery lifetime than Moto M, because it has 3120mAh of battery capacity against 3050mAh. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a very superior camera than Motorola Moto M, because although it has a back camera with a way worse resolution, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a larger diafragm aperture for better photography and video in poorly lited environments.
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