Motorola Moto G 16GB vs Xiaomi Mi3

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Comparing the Motorola Moto G 16GB vs Xiaomi Mi3 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Motorola Moto G 16GB runs at 1.2 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi3 the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Mi3 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Motorola Moto G 16GB offers 4.5 inches, making Xiaomi Mi3 the larger display of the two. Both Motorola Moto G 16GB and Xiaomi Mi3 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Mi3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Motorola Moto G 16GB offers 5 MP, making Xiaomi Mi3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Mi3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Motorola Moto G 16GB offers 1.3 MP, making Xiaomi Mi3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Mi3 offers a higher battery capacity with 3050 mAh, while Motorola Moto G 16GB offers 2070 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Motorola Moto G 16GB and Xiaomi Mi3 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Motorola Moto G 16GB and Xiaomi Mi3 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Spec Score

N/A
68%
80%

Release Date

13 Nov, 2013
22 Jul, 2014
19 Oct, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 800
Samsung Exynos 1330
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
4 GB/ 6 GB/ 8 GB/ RAM

Display

N/A
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
5 inches (12.7 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

N/A
1.3 MP
2 MP
13 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

N/A
2070 mAh
3050 mAh
5000 mAh
N/A
N/A
25W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

User Ratings

4.4/5
(111,277 ratings)
4.4/5
(15,043 ratings)
4/5
(240 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jul 22, 2014
(Official)
Oct 18, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v15

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Avg
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
Samsung Exynos 1330
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Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 2.3 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 330
Mali-G68 MP2

RAM

1 GB
2 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
5 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
1100 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
90 Hz

Pixel Density

326 ppi
441 ppi
387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.17 %
64.88 %
85.86 %

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
84.70 %

Design

Height

129.9 mm
144 mm
164.4 mm

Width

65.9 mm
73.6 mm
77.9 mm

Thickness

11.6 mm
8.1 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

143 grams
145 grams
192 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 0.64µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
8160 x 6120 Pixels

Settings

N/A
N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Very Good

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
No

Flash

N/A
N/A
No

Camera Features

N/A
N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2070 mAh
3050 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 25 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 25W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
No
Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.17 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg
N/A
Head: 0.640 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Capacitive

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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