Motorola Moto Z vs Xiaomi Mi A1 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto Z Xiaomi Mi A1
Released · Sep 01, 2016
Released · Sep 12, 2017
5.5-inch · 2560x1440px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
2600 mAh
3080 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 09, 2016 Sep 05, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 inches
153.3 x 75.3 x 5.19 mm
6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches
155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
Weight
4.80 oz (136.0 g) 5.82 oz (165.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Metal
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray Black, Gold, Pink

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.77% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED IPS LCD, 450 nits
Resolution
2560x1440px, 535 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2200 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh 3080 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 26 mm
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
OIS, HDR, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash) 5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Multiple antennas, MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 25, 28 1, 3, 5
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
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