Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-08-16 | 2016-11-01 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches | 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 297.00 | $ 516.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | -- |
| 9.57 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Motorola Moto Z3 has an overall score of 77.6, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi Note 2's general score of 76. The Motorola Moto Z3 body is newer, a bit thinner and a little bit lighter than Xiaomi Mi Note 2. These devices work with Android operating system, but Motorola Moto Z3 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow, providing the user some extra features and increased performance.
Moto Z3 features just a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because it has a quite greater pixels amount per inch in the screen, a little larger screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2160. Moto Z3 features much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The Moto Z3 counts with a bit better performance than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with more processing cores. Motorola Moto Z3 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, although it has a camera with a much worse 12 megapixels resolution, a tinier back-facing camera sensor shooting worse quality photos and videos and a worse (4K) video quality, they both have the same aperture.
The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 counts with a much better battery duration than Motorola Moto Z3, because it has 4070mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Motorola Moto Z3 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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