Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 86.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-06-05 | 2021-08-19 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Frosted Emerald, Frosted Grey and Frosted White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | -- |
| 402 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 670 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (920 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Motorola Edge 20 is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 8, getting an 86.1 score against 83.3. The Motorola Edge 20 construction is a lot newer, a little thinner and just a bit lighter than the Xiaomi Mi 8. These devices use Android OS, but Motorola Edge 20 has newer 11 version while Xiaomi Mi 8 has Android 10, counting with lots of additional features.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit better display than Motorola Edge 20, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2248px, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display. Xiaomi Mi 8 has a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola Edge 20, because it has more internal memory.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Motorola Edge 20, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Motorola Edge 20 has better battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has an 18 percent larger battery size. Motorola Edge 20 shoots greater pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Motorola Edge 20 also counts with a camera in the back with a way higher 108 mega pixels resolution.
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