Xiaomi Mi Max 2 vs Moto G5S Plus

Comparing the Xiaomi Mi Max 2 vs Moto G5S Plus 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 Xiaomi Mi Max 2 and Moto G5S Plus 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 Xiaomi Mi Max 2 and Moto G5S Plus 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 Xiaomi Mi Max 2 and Moto G5S Plus 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.

Xiaomi Mi Max 2

₹13,990

(Out of Stock)

Moto G5S Plus

₹9,490

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

73%

72%

Release Date

27 Jul, 2017

29 Aug, 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


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

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


5 MP	8 MP

Battery


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

Storage

64 GB	64 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.0/10

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Pros

Excellent battery life
Capable cameras
Good performer

Good build quality
Good performance
Excellent battery life

Cons

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

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

User Ratings

4.4/5

(49,325 ratings)

4.1/5

(65,857 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 27, 2017

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Android v7.1 (Nougat)

Custom UI

MIUI

Stock

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506

RAM

4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

N/A

16:9

Pixel Density

344 ppi

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.95 %

71.13 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

174.1 mm

153.5 mm

Width

88.7 mm

76.2 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

8.0 mm

Weight

211 grams

168 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

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

13 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

N/A	13 MP Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus

OIS

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

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

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A	Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5300 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes 15W Turbo Power Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

64 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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)

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)

SIM 2

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)

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)

SAR Value

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

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Applications

Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote

N/A