Motorola Moto Z3 Play vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto Z3 Play

Motorola Moto Z3 Play

Smartphone 2

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2

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Motorola Moto Z3 Play or Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto Z3 Play Xiaomi Mi Mix 2
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Release date 2018, June 2017, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.8 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 3.01 in 151.8 x 75.5 x 7.7 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 2.97 in
Weight 156 g | 5.5 oz 185 g | 6.53 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame (6000 series) Front glass, aluminum frame, ceramic back128/8 GB model - all ceramic
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Colors Deep Indigo, Onyx Black (128/6GB only) Black, White
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 400 EUR 410 EUR
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.01" in 5.99" in
Screen area 93.2 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.9% 80.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.7, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-5 MP, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, 4-axis OIS, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 24mm (wide), 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to 8.0 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 - Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 509 Adreno 540
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM (Brazil only) 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 270127
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 397
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1226
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1410
GeekBench 5 Single Core 376
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1500
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1299 1890
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4851 6267
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7672
GeekBench 4 Battery 3488

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, magnetic connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 15W
- Splash and dust resistant

- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Also known as Xiaomi Mi Mix Evo

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