Motorola One (P30 Play) vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Motorola One (P30 Play)

Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 38(2600); LTE-TDD 2300, 2500, 2600 MHz

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

-

Yes
EDGE

-

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Front/rear glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM

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

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

150 mm

154.9 mm
Width

72.2 mm

74.8 mm
Thickness

8 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

162 g

177 g
Splash resistant

Yes

-
Colors

Black

Black

Display
Display type

IPS

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.9 inches

6.21 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2246 pixels

1080 x 2248 pixels
Pixel density

422 ppi

402 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

-

HDR10 display

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
2 MP

12 MP, f/2.4 , 1/3.4" , 1 µm
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

2160p@60fps, 1080p@30/240fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

4-axis OIS
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 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

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, gyro, light, proximity

Face ID, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (under display), gyro, proximity