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| Global Score | |
| 78.5 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-08-16 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Denim blue and Pearl white | Black and Silver |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 304.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has an overall score of 82.3, which is just a bit better than Motorola One Action's 78.5 score. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 and Motorola One Action were released only a couple months apart, Xiaomi Black Shark 2's body is somewhat heavier but also just a little thinner than Motorola One Action.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little better processing power than Motorola One Action, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little sharper screen than Motorola One Action, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a bit inferior pixels count per screen inch, it also counts with a little bigger display.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a way better camera than Motorola One Action, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a same size aperture and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a way more megapixels back camera. Motorola One Action has a much greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Motorola One Action also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 1000 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a little better battery life than Motorola One Action, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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