Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto Z3 Play vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite vs Motorola Moto G7 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Xiaomi Motorola
Announced Not announced yet September 2018 February 2019
Status Rumored Available - September 2018 Available - March 2019
Colors Gold, Blue Midnight Black, Aurora Blue, Twilight Gold (China only) Deep Indigo, Viva Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 156.4 x 75.8 x 7.5 mm
(6.16 x 2.98 x 0.3 in)
157 x 75.3 x 8.3 mm
(6.18 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
Weight - 169 g (5.96 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - China
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Splash and dust resistant
Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Splash resistant
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - MIUI 10 -
Processor Octa-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260, Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
GPU Adreno Adreno 512 Adreno 509
RAM 6 GB 4/6 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64/128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 6.26 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (402 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2270 pixels (405 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 82.51% 81.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio FM radio No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP (f/1.6) + 8 MP 12 MP + 5 MP 16 MP + 5 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/1.6 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR 12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
5 MP, f/2.0, 1/5", 1.12µm, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
16 MP, f/1.7, 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 5 MP (f/2.0, 1.4 µm), dual-LED dual-tone flash, 1080p [Similar] 24 MP, 1/2.8", 0.9µm, Auto HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 12 MP, 1.25µm, HDR, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 600/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX
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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, magnetic connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 6 GB RAM or 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast battery charging 27W
Capacity - 3350 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -