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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-05-27 | 2018-08-16 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 297.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto Z3 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, getting a 77.6 score against 76.7. The Motorola Moto Z3 body is lighter and somewhat thinner than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, despite of the fact that it was released 3 years before. These phones use Android operating system, but Motorola Moto Z3 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11 version, providing you some extra features and performance optimizations.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 and the Moto Z3 feature similar displays, although the Moto Z3 has a bit smaller display, a bit lower 1080 x 2160 resolution and a little bit lower pixels number in each inch of screen. Motorola Moto Z3 has just a bit better performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021. They have a Octa-Core processing unit and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Motorola Moto Z3 features a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Motorola Moto Z3 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features superior battery life than Motorola Moto Z3, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 takes much better pictures and videos than Moto Z3, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a larger camera aperture to take better low light photography and video, a lot larger sensor which offers a lot better photo and video quality and a camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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