Moto G5S Plus vs Xiaomi Mi Max 2

Comparing the Moto G5S Plus vs Xiaomi Mi Max 2 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Moto G5S Plus and Xiaomi Mi Max 2 run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.

Display: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Moto G5S Plus offers 5.5 inches, making Xiaomi Mi Max 2 the larger display of the two. Both Moto G5S Plus and Xiaomi Mi Max 2 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Moto G5S Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offers 12 MP, making Moto G5S Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Moto G5S Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offers 5 MP, making Moto G5S Plus better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 5300 mAh, while Moto G5S Plus offers 3000 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi Max 2 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Moto G5S Plus and Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Moto G5S Plus is rated 7.

User Rating: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Moto G5S Plus has a rating of 4.1.

Moto G5S Plus

₹9,490

(Discontinued)

Xiaomi Mi Max 2

₹13,990

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

73%

Release Date

29 Aug, 2017

27 Jul, 2017

Performance


Snapdragon 625	Snapdragon 625
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Primary Camera
13 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera


8 MP	5 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	5300 mAh
15W Turbo Power Charging	Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB
eMMC 5.1	N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Good build quality
Good performance
Excellent battery life

Excellent battery life
Capable cameras
Good performer

Cons

Cameras fail to impress
Incremental upgrade makes it a no-go for many

Ugly black bezel around the display
Low-light camera performance could be better

User Ratings

4.1/5

(65,857 ratings)

4.4/5

(49,325 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Jul 27, 2017 (Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1 (Nougat)

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Custom UI

Stock

MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506

RAM

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9

N/A

Pixel Density

401 ppi

344 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.13 %

72.95 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

153.5 mm

174.1 mm

Width

76.2 mm

88.7 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

7.6 mm

Weight

168 grams

211 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Aluminium

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/2.9" sensor size IMX386 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size

13 MP
Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A	Wide Angle Selfie

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh

5300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Turbo Power Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 1.39 W/kg Body: 1.31 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A	Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote