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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android | Android 11 |
| 2018-06-08 | 2021-12-06 |
| 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches | 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Red | Baby Blue and Mineral Grey |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 422 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G31 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, with a score of 77 against 75.9. The Motorola Moto G31 body is notably newer than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's, but it is a bit heavier and thicker. Motorola Moto G31 comes with Android 11 OS, and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE comes with Android OS.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a little faster CPU than Moto G31, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has more RAM. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a slightly better looking display than Moto G31, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2244 and a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater pixel count in each inch in the display.
Motorola Moto G31 captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Motorola Moto G31 also has a back-facing camera with way more megapixels and a bigger aperture for better low-light captures.
The Moto G31 has a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Moto G31 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1 TB. Moto G31 features a really longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 60% bigger battery capacity.
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