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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 11 | Android 14 |
| 2021-05-27 | -- |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | -- |
| 6.70 ounces | -- |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Interstellar Black |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 60.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4600mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) has a general score of 78.9, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's general score of 76.7. The Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) body is noticeably thinner and incredibly lighter than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021. Both phones in this review come with Android OS (operating system), but the Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) has a more recent 14 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has an extremely better processing unit than Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a little bit better screen than Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024), because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a bit higher count of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) features just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a higher resolution camera and a way better 7680x4320 video definition. The Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) features a very superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory.
The Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) features a bit superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a 4600mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
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