Xiaomi Mi 4c vs Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi 4c

Xiaomi Mi 4c

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Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

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Xiaomi Mi 4c or Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 4c Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)
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Release date 2015, September 2014, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 138.1 x 69.6 x 7.8 mm | 5.44 x 5.44 x 2.74 in 140.8 x 72.4 x 10 mm | 5.54 x 5.54 x 2.85 in
Weight 132 g | 4.66 oz 144 g | 5.08 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors White, grey, pink, yellow, blue Black, White
Battery 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.2" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.7% 73.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/3'', 1.12µm, PDAF -13 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.13µm, AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0 2 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); MIUI 10 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57) - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 418 Adreno 330
External memory No No
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
32 GB, 3 GB RAM
16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 64 GB (AT&T, T-Mobile)

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 189
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 385
GeekBench 5 Single Core 201 157
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 480 597
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1076
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2127
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2425
GeekBench 4 Battery 973

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
TD-SCDMA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - Verizon
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU, AT&T, Verizon 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - XT1097 AT&T, XT1095 T-Mobile 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EU 
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 13(700) - XT1096 (Verizon) 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - India
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature
Other extras
- Fast battery charging: 40% in 60 min (Quick Charge 2.0)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
- Water resistant
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Moto X (2014), Motorola Moto X2, Motorola Moto X+1

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