Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-06-06 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gray and White | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is just a bit better than Moto Z4, with an 82.3 score against 79.8. Although it's the best in this review, Xiaomi Black Shark 2's body is somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker than Moto Z4. Both phones we are comparing have the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so both should provide the user the same operating system features.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little more vivid screen than Motorola Moto Z4. They have the same exact 1080 x 2340px resolution, a display with the same size and a greater quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. Moto Z4 has a much bigger storage for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Moto Z4 also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little faster CPU than Moto Z4, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit superior battery life than Moto Z4, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3600mAh.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 and Moto Z4 feature very similar cameras, and although the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for taking pictures and/or video in low light environments, they both have the same video frame rate, a same resolution camera, the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same back camera sensor size.
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