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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2016-11-11 | 2016-11-01 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 516.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is a bit better than Motorola Moto M, getting a 76 score against 71.6. Although Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and the Motorola Moto M were only released 0 months apart, the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 construction is just a little bit thinner but a bit heavier. Moto M counts with a little sharper display than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 1920 resolution, the Moto M also counts with a quite better display pixels density.
The Moto M features a little faster CPU than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with 4 more processing cores. The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has a much greater storage for applications and games than Moto M, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has a bit better camera than Motorola Moto M, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 also has a way better 3840x2160 video definition and a back camera with much more megapixels. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 features greater battery duration than Motorola Moto M, because it has a 4070mAh battery size against 3050mAh.
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