Motorola Moto G8 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime

Motorola Moto G8 Plus

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

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), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
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, 600 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

-
SIM

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

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

158.4 mm

153 mm
Width

75.8 mm

76.2 mm
Thickness

9.1 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

188 g

153 g
Splash resistant

Yes

-
Colors

Blue, Pink

Gold, Rose Gold, Silver

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.3 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2280 pixels

720 x 1280 pixels
Pixel density

400 ppi

401 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant

-
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

-
Main camera

48 MP, f/1.7 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm

13 MP, f/2.2
16 MP, f/2.2 , 14 mm
5 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@30/240fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
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, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Infrared

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes (market dependent)

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

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