While not everyone can venture into the high-end side of the purchasing smartphones at their ridiculous high prices. There are several mid-range devices that are able to satisfy your needs for high-end specs. Looking at the Moto G and the Xiaomi Mi3 we will see how they can meet your needs.
Dimensions, Displays, and Designs
The rectangular body of the Xiaomi Mi3 is finished with a flat back and rounded sides. It provides its Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protected 5 inch IPS LCD screen with three capacity buttons at the bottom. It weighs only 145 grams, is 144 x 73. 6 x 8.1, and provides a pixel density of 441 ppi, and 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution.
The Moto G, on the other hand, has rounded corners with a rubberized curved back. It is also protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 technology on its 4.5 inch IPS LCD display with three capacity buttons on the bottom. It provides a lower pixel density of 326 ppi, and lower 720 x 1280 pixel resolution. It weighs lighter at 143 grams and measures only 129.9 x 65.9 x 11. 6mm.
OS and Hardware
The Moto G is easily beaten by the Mi3 in regards to the performance of the hardware. The Mi3 is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 that supports a Krait 400 processor that clocks at 2.3GHz. The Moto Go is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 that supports a Cortex A7 processor that clocks at 1.2GHz. The Mi3 has a RAM capacity of 2GB and uses Adreno 330 GPU. While the Moto G has a RAM capacity of 1GB and uses an Adreno 305 GPU.
Both don’t allow for expandable memory, the Mi3 has the advantage with larger internal memory with their two variants of 16GB and 64GB. While the Moto G only offers 8GB and 16GB variants.
Both run on Android Jellybean. With the update, the Mi3 runs on the KitKat v4.4.2, and the Moto G runs on the KitKat v4.4.4, and will be one of the first to run on the Android Lollipop.
Camera
The Mi3 comes with a rear 13MP camera with geotagging, HDR, autofocus, dual-LED flash, and other features. While the Moto G only offers a back 5MP camera, with a panorama, HDR, autofocus, LED flash, and other features. Mi3 also has a 2MP front camera that records 1080p@30fps videos. While the Moto G has a front 1.3MP camera, that doesn’t have many other features.
Battery
Mi3 wins again in this category with a 3050 mAh battery that is good for long lasting power. While the Moto G comes up short once again with their 1000mAH battery.
Price
You are able to go to Xiamishop.com to purchase the Xiaomi Mi3 for only $370. While you can go on Amazon to purchase the Moto G 8GB for $160 and the 16GB for $180. Clearly you will get what you pay for, so invest more in the Mi3.