Motorola Moto G7 Play vs Xiaomi Mi A2

Motorola Moto G7 Play

Xiaomi Mi A2

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - Europe; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100, CDMA, EV-DO - USA

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Europe; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE-A (2CA), Cat7, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front glass, plastic back

Front glass, aluminum body
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

147.3 mm

158.7 mm
Width

71.5 mm

75.4 mm
Thickness

8 mm

7.3 mm
Weight

149 g

168 g
Splash resistant

Yes

-
Colors

Blue, Gold

Black, Cherry Pink, Flame Red, Glacier Blue, Sand Gold

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.7 inches

5.99 inches
Resolution

720 x 1512 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

294 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3 - USA

Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1.25 µm, 1/2.9" , 2x optical zoom
20 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.8" , 1 µm
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

4000 x 3000 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Electronic image stabilization

-

EIS (gyro)
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity