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| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-27 | 2018-06-29 |
| 5.88 x 2.82 x 0.34 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Moto Z3 Play has an overall score of 76.3, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite's score of 74.3. The Moto Z3 Play design is notably thinner and lighter than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, although both were released only 1 months apart. The Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite features a bit faster CPU than Motorola Moto Z3 Play. Both of them have 8 processing cores and a 4 GB RAM.
Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite counts with a slightly better display than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2280 resolution and a quite better pixels quantity in each inch in the display. Moto Z3 Play shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, and although they both have a 12 mega-pixels resolution back camera, the Moto Z3 Play also has a much higher video definition and a way bigger aperture.
The Moto Z3 Play has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Moto Z3 Play also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1,95 TB. The Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite has better battery lifetime than Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 33% greater battery capacity.
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