Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-05 | 2021-02-16 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Pastel sky and Phantom black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is just a bit better than Motorola Moto G30, getting an 83.3 score against 78.1. The Xiaomi Mi 8 is an way older device than Motorola Moto G30, but it is thinner and lighter anyway. Xiaomi Mi 8 has just a little better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G30, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has more RAM.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a more vivid display than Moto G30, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better pixels density and a lot higher 1080 x 2248 resolution. Moto G30 features a slightly bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Moto G30 has a very superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 47% more battery capacity. The Moto G30 takes just a bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Moto G30 also has faster video frame rates, a bigger camera aperture to take better photos and videos in poorly lited environments and a lot better resolution back-facing camera.
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