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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android | -- |
| -- | 2019-08-16 |
| 5.55 x 2.81 x 0.20 inches | 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches |
| -- | 6.21 ounces |
| -- | Denim blue and Pearl white |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 419.00 | $ 304.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 435 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 13.00mm focal length |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.25 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola One Action is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 5, with a score of 78.5 against 73.7. The Xiaomi Mi 5 has a better display than Motorola One Action, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a better display pixels density.
Motorola One Action has a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 5, because it has an external SD slot that supports up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Mi 5 features just a bit better processing power than Motorola One Action, because although it has 4 less processing cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The Motorola One Action features a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5, although it has a lot less megapixels resolution camera in the back, they both have the same aperture. The Xiaomi Mi 5 counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Motorola One Action, because it has a 3 percent more battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Motorola One Action is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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