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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.1 | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-06-29 |
| 5.67 x 2.90 x 0.32 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play has a score of 76.3, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi-3's overall score of 71.6. The Motorola Moto Z3 Play body is a bit heavier but thinner than Xiaomi Mi-3. The Xiaomi Mi-3 has a much better looking display than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
Xiaomi Mi-3 has a bit faster processing unit than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional GPU. The Motorola Moto Z3 Play captures a bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi-3, because although it has a back camera with lesser MP, it also counts with a lot larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Moto Z3 Play features a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi-3, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Moto Z3 Play also has a SD memory slot that allows up to 1,95 TB. Xiaomi Mi-3 features a bit superior battery life than Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 3050mAh battery capacity.
Although Moto Z3 Play is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Xiaomi Mi-3, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Xiaomi Mi-3. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the Moto Z3 Play, else you can save some dollars and get the Xiaomi Mi-3, letting go a couple specifications.
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