Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-11-04 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.25 x 3.22 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Ceramic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 590.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2040 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 361 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi MIX, with a 76.3 score against 76.2. The Motorola Moto Z3 Play body is newer, notably lighter and somewhat thinner than Xiaomi Mi MIX. The Xiaomi Mi MIX counts with a slightly better looking screen than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2040 and a little less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bit bigger display.
The Moto Z3 Play has a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi MIX, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1,95 TB. Xiaomi Mi MIX has a bit faster processing unit than Moto Z3 Play, although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), they both have 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi MIX counts with a way better battery performance than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 47 percent greater battery capacity. Xiaomi Mi MIX counts with just a bit better camera than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture and a smaller back camera sensor taking less light and washed colors, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Mi MIX also counts with a back camera with lot more mega pixels.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Moto Z3 Play is also by far the cheapest, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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