Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-09-03 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is better than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), having a overall score of 83.3 against 74.1. The Xiaomi Mi 8 body is a lot newer, a lot thinner and a bit lighter than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015). Xiaomi Mi 8 has a slightly better looking screen than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2248 pixels and a little worse pixel density, it also counts with a little larger display.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little better hardware performance than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because it has more RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit longer battery lifetime than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Moto X Pure Edition (2015) takes a bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Moto X Pure Edition (2015) also counts with a camera in the back with much more megapixels and a bigger back camera sensor.
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