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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-05-27 | 2020-12-07 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Glass and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LTPS |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 Motorola Moto G 5G has a general score of 81.5, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's global score of 76.7. These phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Motorola Moto G 5G has the older 10 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11 version. The Motorola Moto G 5G design is somewhat heavier and thicker than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021.
Moto G 5G features a bit better processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021. They have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processing unit. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features a little sharper screen than Moto G 5G, because although it has a little smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a just a bit higher display density.
Moto G 5G's camera is very similar to Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's camera, and although the Moto G 5G has a much better video resolution and a larger aperture for better images and video in poorly lited environments, they both have a camera with a 48 mega-pixels resolution. Motorola Moto G 5G features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Motorola Moto G 5G also has an external SD slot that admits up to 1000 GB.
The Motorola Moto G 5G counts with longer battery performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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