Moto G5S Plus vs MI A1- In-depth comparison, Which one to buy?

Moto G5S Plus and Xiaomi MI A1 are the two latest dual camera smartphones which have a lot of similarities between them. Both have 5.5 inch full HD display, both are sailing on Stock Android User Interface and both will get regular Android Updates up to Android P which is yet to come.

 

Furthermore they both are powered by the same Octa Core pSnapdragon 625 chipset but still there are a lot of parameters which users should consider before buying one of them. So here is my in-depth comparison between Moto G5S Plus and Xiaomi MI A1 or MI Android One. I hope it will help you to choose the better smartphone. Don't forget to comment below this article to let us Know your opinions regarding the comparison.

There are two variants of both of the smartphones available in the international market but in India only 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant of both smartphones has been launched.

Price of Moto G5S Plus(4GB + 64GB) is Rs. 15,999.
Price of Xiaomi MI A1(4GB + 64GB) is Rs. 14,999.                               

          

Key comparison between Xiaomi MI A1 and Moto G5S Plus:

• Moto G5S Plus doesn't have notification LED, compass sensor, hall sensor and Infrared sensor which can be found on MI A1. Moto G5S Plus has NFC support which MI A1 doesn't.

• Moto G5S Plus has Electronics Image Stabilization support at 1080p video recording. MI A1 doesn't have any kind of video stabilization but it features Optical Zoom up to 2X which Moto G5S Plus lacks.

• Moto G5S Plus has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and water(splash) resistance feature. MI A1 has no CGG protection and water resistance feature.

• Fast charging available on Moto G5S Plus is 15W whereas fast charging available on MI A1 is just 10W.

Relevant Article: Lenovo K8 Plus with dual camera, 3GB RAM launched at INR 10,999.

Xiaomi MI A1(Android One) vs Moto G5S PLus In-depth Comparison:

DEVICE	Xiaomi MI A1(Android One)	Moto G5S Plus
Dimensions	75.8 x 155.4 x 7.3 mm.	153.5 x 76.2 x 8 mm.
Weight	165g, Metal unibody.	168g, Metal unibody.
SIM Type	Dual Sim, Hybrid Slot.	Dual SIM.
Network 2G	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 /1900.	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900.
Network 3G	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100.	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900/ 2100.
Network 4G	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300).	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500).
Connectivity	Bluetooth 4.2, IR blaster, FM Radio, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi display, 3.5 mm audio jack, Notification LED, USB 2.0 Type~C, USB OTG, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS. NFC is not available.	Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, FM Radio, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, 3.5 mm audio jack, USB 2.0, USB OTG, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS. Notification LED and USB Type~C are not available.
Display	5.5 inch LTPS IPS LCD, 1080 x 1920(Full HD), PPI 401.	5.5 inch IPS LCD, 1080 x 1920(Full HD), PPI 401.
Display Features	Covered by 2.5D Curved Glass, Contrast ratio 1000:1, maximum bcenterness 450 cd/m².	Protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Water repellent nano-coating.
Available Sensors	Proximity, light, accelerometer, IR blaster, compass, gyroscope, hall & rear mounted fingerprint sensor.	Proximity, light, accelerometer, gyroscope & front-fingerprint sensor. Compass sensor & IR sensor are not available.
Operating System	Stock Android UI based on Android Nougat 7.1 upgradable to Android Oreo 8.0.	Stock Android UI based on Android Nougat 7.1 upgradable to Android Oreo 8.0.
CPU	2.0 GHz 64-bit Octa Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset based on 14 nm architecture.	2.0 GHz 64-bit Octa Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset based on 14 nm architecture.
GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 506, frequency 650 MHz.	Qualcomm Adreno 506, frequency 650 MHz.
RAM	4 GB DDR3 Single Channel.	4 GB DDR3 Single Channel.
RAM Frequency	933 MHz.	933 MHz.
Storage	64 GB expandable up to 128 GB via 2nd SIM slot.	64 GB expandable up to 128 GB via dedicated microSD card slot.
Primary Camera	12.19 MP PDAF OmniVision OV12A10 Sensor(Pixel Size 1.25 µm) with f/2.2 aperture along with 12 MP OmniVision OV13880 Sensor(Pixel size 1.0 μm) with f/2.6 aperture. Optical Zoom is available up to 2X. EIS is not available.	13MP + 13MP PDAF cameras with f/2.0 aperture. Pixel Size 1.12 µm, Electronics Image Stabilization is available @ 1080p video recording. Optical Zoom is not available.
Flash	Dual tone dual LED flash for rear cameras only.	Dual tone dual LED flash for rear cameras and selfie flash for front camera.
Video Recording	2160p 4K video recording @ 30 fps, slow motion video 720P @ 120 fps.	2160p(4K) video recording @ 30 fps, 1080p(Full HD) video recording @ 60 fps, slow motion video 720P @ 120 fps.
Secondary Camera	5.04 MP camera with f/2.0 aperture.	7.99 MP BSI 2 camera with f/2.0 aperture.
Video Recording	1080p(Full HD) video recording @ 30 fps.	1080p(Full HD) video recording @ 30 fps.
Battery	3000 mAh, Li-Polymer, non-removable.	3000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable.
Fast Charging	5v~2A.	5V~3A.

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