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| Global Score | |
| 82.3 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-03-28 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 14.00mm focal length |
| 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G8 Plus, getting a overall score of 82.3 against 77.6. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 construction is a little thinner but just a bit heavier than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, and both of them were released with only a few months difference. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a larger amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little bit better display than Moto G8 Plus, because it has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340, a little larger display and a quite higher screen pixels density. Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus's battery duration is very similar to Xiaomi Black Shark 2's battery lifetime. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 and Moto G8 Plus feature extremely similar cameras, and although the Moto G8 Plus has a larger aperture, they both have the same video resolution, a back facing camera with a 48 mega-pixels, the same video frame rate and the same back-facing camera sensor size.
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