Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2017-06-29 | 2018-02-22 |
| 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches | 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 8.91 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto Z2 Play is slightly better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, getting a general score of 77.4 against 75.8. Motorola Moto Z2 Play is a somewhat lighter and much thinner phone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, although both of them were released with only a few months difference. The Motorola Moto Z2 Play features a little faster CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro features a screen that is very similar to Moto Z2 Play's display, although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro also has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, a quite larger screen and a just a bit greater pixels density. Moto Z2 Play has a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Moto Z2 Play also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 1,95 TB.
The Moto Z2 Play shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have a camera with a 12 megapixels, the Moto Z2 Play also has a lot bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and a lot higher video definition. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has longer battery life than Moto Z2 Play, because it has a 33% greater battery capacity.
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