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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2017-06-29 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| 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 3 is much better than the Moto Z2 Play, with a global score of 86.6 against 77.4. Although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a lot newer than the Moto Z2 Play, it is way thicker and incredibly heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit sharper display than Moto Z2 Play, because although it has a little bit worse pixel count in each screen inch, it also counts with a bigger screen and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a little better processing power than Moto Z2 Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 4 GB more RAM. The Moto Z2 Play has much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 1,95 TB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a very superior battery performance than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes a lot better videos and photos than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for capturing photographs and video in low light environments, and they both have the same video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels and better video frame rates.
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