Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-06 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | 16 777 216 |
| Metal and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is much better than the Moto Z3 Play, with an 88.3 score against 76.3. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is notably newer than Moto Z3 Play, it's way thicker and incredibly heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a better performance than Moto Z3 Play, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a better screen than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a way better camera than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also counts with a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking lot higher quality photos and videos, higher video frame rate and a back-facing camera with a much better 48 MP resolution.
The Moto Z3 Play features much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports up to 1,95 TB. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 50 percent larger battery size.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is also a bit cheaper, which makes it an easy choice.
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