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| Global Score | |
| 78.5 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-08-16 | 2021-06-17 |
| 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| Denim blue and Pearl white | Black and Forged Green |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 304.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 435 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 11.22 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Motorola One Action has an overall score of 78.5, which is just a bit better than the Motorola Defy (2021)'s global score of 77.2. The Motorola One Action construction is extremely lighter and somewhat thinner than Motorola Defy (2021), even though it was released just 22 months before. The Motorola One Action has a brighter screen than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 1080 x 2520px resolution and a way better display density.
The Motorola One Action has a little bit better performance than Motorola Defy (2021). Both have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount. Motorola Defy (2021) takes better videos and photos than Motorola One Action, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has a back camera with a much higher resolution, better 60 fps video frame rates and a bigger aperture to capture better images in low-light environments.
Motorola One Action features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Defy (2021), because it has more internal memory and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. The Motorola Defy (2021) has a very superior battery lifetime than Motorola One Action, because it has a 43% more battery size.
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