Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.3 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-28 | 2019-06-06 |
| 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Gray and White |
| -- | 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 |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a global score of 82.3, which is a bit better than Motorola Moto Z4's 79.8 score. Even being the best cellphone in this review, we must tell that it's also a somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier cellphone. Both devices we compare here come with the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so both of them should count with all the same OS features.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a bit better looking display than Motorola Moto Z4. Both of them have the same resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a same size screen and the same display pixel density. Motorola Moto Z4 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Motorola Moto Z4 also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a little faster processing unit than Moto Z4, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features just a little better battery lifetime than Motorola Moto Z4, because it has an 11% more battery capacity.
Moto Z4 counts with a camera that is just as good as Xiaomi Black Shark 2's camera, and although the Moto Z4 has a larger diafragm aperture, they both have a 48 MP resolution camera, the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same (4K) video quality and the same sensor size.
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