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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2015-09-03 | 2016-11-01 |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 516.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 Note 2 is slightly better than the Moto X Pure Edition (2015), getting a score of 76 against 74.1. The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 design is newer, just a bit lighter and notably thinner than the Moto X Pure Edition (2015). Xiaomi Mi Note 2 counts with a little better performance than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM.
Moto X Pure Edition (2015) has a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Moto X Pure Edition (2015) also has a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a greater quantity of pixels per inch of screen. The Moto X Pure Edition (2015) has a better camera than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a lower 3840x2160 video definition and a back-facing camera with lesser MP resolution, and they both have the same aperture, the Moto X Pure Edition (2015) also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has a slightly better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 features a superior battery lifetime than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because it has a 4070mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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