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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs Motorola Moto Z3

 
Brief information about compared phones: Motorola Moto Z3 , Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Motorola Moto Z3 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), screen 6.01", with resolution 1080x2160. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485), screen 6.39", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 20 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.01" inch 6.39" inch
Screen area 93.2 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.9% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 12 MP, f/2.0, 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF -12 MP B/W, PDAF & laser AF 48 MP, f/1.5 (12GB RAM model) or f/1.8 (8GB RAM model), (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF - 12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, laser AF, 2x optical zoom - 16 MP, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0"
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 24mm (wide), 1.12µm 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
Performance Operating system OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 640
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 170252
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1928
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6037
GeekBench 5 Single Core 387
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1580
General specs Release date 2018, August 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.5 Х 76.5 Х 6.8 mm 157.5 Х 74.7 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 156 g 173 g
Colors Ceramic Black Transparent Black
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 480 USD 530 EUR
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame (6000 series) Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, magnetic connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack No No
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic HDR10 -DCI-P3
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 15W - Splash and dust resistant - For USA (Verizon); China Sensors Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Infrared port - Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+) -Fast wireless charging 20W - Also known as Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent Edition

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Moto Z3
  • Screen 6.01"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Mi 9 Explorer
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP