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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-27 | 2020-07-08 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.30 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Surfing blue |
| Glass and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| 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 |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual 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 Plus has an overall score of 82.6, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's 76.7 general score. Even being the best in our current comparison, we must highlight that it's also older, just a bit thicker and a little heavier. The Moto G 5G Plus and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 both feature quite similar displays, and although the Moto G 5G Plus has a little bit bigger display and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels, they both have the same number of pixels in each screen inch.
Moto G 5G Plus features a little faster CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount. The Moto G 5G Plus counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Moto G 5G Plus also has an external memory card slot that holds up to 1000 GB.
The Moto G 5G Plus has greater battery lifetime than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. Moto G 5G Plus has a bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have a 48 mega-pixels resolution back camera and the same sensor size, the Moto G 5G Plus also has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better photography and videos in poorly lited situations and a much better (4K) video definition.
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