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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-02-11 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Atlantis blue, Matrix purple and Phoenix red | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Poco X2 is slightly better than Moto Z3 Play, getting a global score of 79.3 against 76.3. Xiaomi Poco X2 is a newer cellphone than the Moto Z3 Play, although it is way thicker and notably heavier. The Motorola Moto Z3 Play and Xiaomi Poco X2 count with quite similar displays, because although the Motorola Moto Z3 Play has a bit smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2160px, it also counts with a quite higher display density.
Moto Z3 Play features a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Poco X2, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Moto Z3 Play also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1,95 TB. The Xiaomi Poco X2 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Moto Z3 Play, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Poco X2 captures much better pictures and videos than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for capturing images and video in low light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also counts with a much larger back camera sensor providing a way higher image quality and a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels.
Xiaomi Poco X2 features a very superior battery performance than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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