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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| 2017-04-28 | 2018-06-29 |
| 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 421.00 | $ 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 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Xiaomi Mi 6 is a little bit better than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, having a 76.5 score against 76.3. Xiaomi Mi 6's construction is older, just a bit thicker and just a little bit heavier than the Motorola Moto Z3 Play. Xiaomi Mi 6 features a little sharper screen than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a just a bit better pixels number per inch of screen.
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play has much more memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 6, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 1,95 TB. The Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Moto Z3 Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 6 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Moto Z3 Play's camera is just as good as Xiaomi Mi 6's camera, and although the Moto Z3 Play has a larger camera aperture for better low-light images and a larger sensor, they both have the same video frame rate, the same resolution camera and the same 3840x2160 video resolution. The Xiaomi Mi 6 features just a bit better battery performance than Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 12% larger battery capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 6 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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