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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-06-29 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has an overall score of 82.9, which is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto Z2 Play's general score of 77.4. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro construction is newer, but noticeably thicker and a lot heavier than Motorola Moto Z2 Play. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features just a bit better performance than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a slightly better looking display than Moto Z2 Play, because it has a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a larger display and a little better pixels density. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a much better camera than Moto Z2 Play, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light photography and videos, and they both have the same video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also counts with a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and faster 60 frames per second video frame rate.
The Moto Z2 Play has a much greater storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 1,95 TB. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with greater battery performance than Moto Z2 Play, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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