Moto G4 Plus Vs Xiaomi Mi Max : Comparison

Xiaomi Mi Max with large 6.44 inch screen display is claimed to be the biggest phablet till date by its manufacturer Xiaomi. At a pocket-friendly and affordable price, Xiaomi has packed the largest 6.44” full HD IPS display and biggest 4850mAH battery (which can last upto 14 hours of medium usage) in its latest flagship device. Let us find out whether Mi Max will be able to compete with budget smartphone king Moto G4 Plus.

Display and Design :

Mi Max sports a premium look with full metal body and 2.5D curved display with double chamfered edges and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Despite having bigger screen, it sports sleek look at 7.5mm width and 203gms weight. Whereas Moto G4 Plus comes with removable plastic back, glass front and silver finish around the sides. The plastic back provides durability to the device but Mi Max offers more premium and classy metallic look. In terms of display, Mi Max sports supersized 6.44-inch full HD IPS display which is best suited for reading, watching movies and videos along with the resolution of 1920x1080 pixels and 342 ppi pixel density. The display quality is sharp and vivid with good color reproduction, great viewing angles but lack brightness at low light conditions. Moto G4 Plus features a 5.5-inch full HD screen display with 1920x1080p resolution and a pixel density of 401ppi. It sports impressive display with sharp colors, good viewing angles and great brightness levels. Both of them lack a QHD display. In comparison, Moto G4 offers sharper and crispier display, better brightness levels, deeper colors and viewing angles than Mi Max but for those who prefer bigger and mammoth 6.44-inch screen, Mi Max is an obvious choice.

Camera :

Xiaomi Mi Max flaunts 16MP auto-focus rear camera with dual LED flash and 5MP front camera. The front facing camera is equipped with 'Beautify' feature and 36 smart filters to get great selfie experience. Moto G4 Plus is also equipped with 16MP rear camera with laser auto focus and PDAF (Phase detection auto focus) and 5MP front camera for selfies.

Hardware and Software :

Mi max runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with MIUI 7 interface. To enhance user experience, it comes with significant features like Dual Apps, Second Space and Scrolling screenshots and Quick Ball. Motorola phone runs on latest 100% stock Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with features like 'Shake' to activate the torch, 'Twist' to launch the camera and 'Glance' to show time and notifications when you wave hand over the screen. In terms of hardware specifications, Mi Max is packed with a hexa-core Snapdragon 650 (3GB RAM+32 GB variant) or a octa-core Snapdragon 652 processor (4GB RAM+128 GB variant) coupled with Adreno 510 GPU. Moto G4 Plus is powered by a 1.5GHz octa-core Snapdragon 617 processor coupled with a 550 MHz Adreno 405 GPU and is available in two variants- 2GB RAM/16GB or 3GB RAM/32GB internal storage which comes with an expandable option upto 200GB via microSD card.

Battery and Connectivity :

Mi Max comes with huge 4850 mAH battery which is claimed to last for 14 hours of medium usage whereas Moto G4 Plus has 3000mAH battery with Turbo charging which can deliver 6 hours of medium usage in just 15 minutes of charging. In terms of connectivity, both the devices support 4G LTE, 3G, GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/c, GPS/A-GPS, GLONASS, micro USB for charging and data transfer and Bluetooth, fingerprint sensor. Additionally, Mi Max supports NFC which can be used with Android Pay.

Conclusion :

Xiaomi Mi Max has redifined the smartphone category with large screen size and is best suited for those who want a tablet-like experience with the mobility of a smartphone. It is an ideal choice for reading e-books, watching movies and videos and internet browsing. Moto G4 Plus delivers great performance at an affordable price with its superb display, fast and accurate fingerprint scanner and stock android operating system. Moto G4 Plus is priced at 13,499 for 2GB variant and 14,999 (3GB RAM) which competes directly with Mi Max which is reasonably priced at 14,999 (3GB RAM) and 19,999 (4GB RAM).

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