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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-09-29 | 2018-06-29 |
| 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 345.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 5s is slightly better than Moto Z3 Play, having a general score of 76.4 against 76.3. Xiaomi Mi 5s's body is just a bit lighter than the Moto Z3 Play, but it's thicker and was released only 21 months before. The Xiaomi Mi 5s features a little better processing power than Moto Z3 Play, although it has lesser cores , they both have 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a little bit better looking screen than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher number of pixels in each display inch. The Motorola Moto Z3 Play has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play counts with a camera that is very similar to the camera in Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although the Motorola Moto Z3 Play has a tinier sensor which offers a lower image and video quality, and they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better photos and video in low light environments.
Xiaomi Mi 5s has just a bit longer battery life than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 5s is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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