Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-08-16 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 297.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto Z3 is a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, with a score of 77.6 against 76.7. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Motorola Moto Z3 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11, so it provides the user some additional features. Despite of the fact that the Motorola Moto Z3 is way older than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, it's design is lighter and somewhat thinner.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a screen that is very similar to Motorola Moto Z3's screen, although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a quite better 1080 x 2340px resolution, a little bit better quantity of pixels in each inch of screen and a quite larger screen. Motorola Moto Z3 has just a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 takes much clearer videos and photos than Motorola Moto Z3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a larger diafragm aperture, a back facing camera with a much higher resolution and a lot larger sensor.
Moto Z3 counts with a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Moto Z3 also has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features longer battery performance than Moto Z3, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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