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At the last Xiaomi Malaysia Launch Event, Xiaomi also announced its next smartphone coming to the Malaysian Market, the Redmi 1S. The Xiaomi Redmi 1S will come to Malaysia in June and its 799 yuan price, will probably convert to a price of around 400 RM in Malysia. The Xiaomi Redmi (Hongmi in China) is one of the most popular Xiaomi phones and Xiaomi will bring an improved version to the Malaysian market. The Redmi 1S has the same price and dimensions, but Xiaomi powered it with a more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 1.6GHz quad-core chipset and double the internal memory. We will compare the Xiaomi Redmi 1S with the ever popular Moto G Smartphone.

Xiaomi Redmi 1S VS Moto G

Design

When it comes to Design its a close race between the Xiaomi Redmis 1S and the MOTO G. The MOTO G is hardly innovative in terms of looks, but its soft curved egdges make it attractive and it feels solidly built. The 143 g Moto G has a good feeling in the hand, and although its 11.6 mm thick, the rounded edges make it feel thinner then it actually is. Also for the MOTO G you can take the rear off, and then switch it for another color. The Xiaomi Redmi 1S comes like the MOTO G with a plastic case. The Xiaomi device is a bit heavier at 158 g, but therefore thinner at 9.9mm. It is also available in a lot of fancy colors.

Winner: Tie. While both phones definitely cant compare to design highlights like the HTC ONE series, you get solidly built smartphones, that definitely dont look cheap and lie well in the hand.

Display and Screen

Both smartphones come with 1280 x 720 resolution HD LCD displays but the Xiaomi Redmi S is slightly bigger with 4.7 inch. The display of the Moto G is 4.5 inch, in everyday use this should not be a significant difference for the user.

The Redmi 1s sports a 4.7 inch HD LCD Screen with IPS Technology. Utilizing the IN-Plane Switching Technology, the user is gets impressive color consistency from different viewing angles. The pixel density is 312 ppi and Xiaomi got the Redmi 1s Corning Gorilla Glass 2 for screen, to make it extremely responsive and very hard to scratch.

The Moto G offers a 4.5 inch LCD Screen with a sligthly higher density of 326 ppi. To give that some perspective, thats a larger resolution and more defined display then the Apple iPhone 5s, and that a a third of the price. The Moto G also offers Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for the screen, a slightly improved version to make the phone even more responsive and harder to scratch.

Winner: Tie. Both devices have very solid displays with 1280 x 720 HD resolution. While the Redmi 1s is slightly larger with 4.7 inch, the Moto G has a higher pixel density of 326 ppi. Overall both have very high quality displays and users have a very good choice with both.

Hardware and Specs

Both smartphones the Xiaomi Redmi 1s and the MOTO G utilize a quad-core Snapdragon 400 chipset with 1 GB of RAM in support and Adreno 305 graphics. While the quad-core Snapdragon 400 of the MOTO G is clocked at 1.2 Ghz the processor of the Xiaomi Redmi 1s is much faster at 1.6 Ghz. Both smartphones use 1GB of RAM.

In the version that is comparable for the lowest price, both come with a 8GB of internal memory. The Xiaomi Redmi 1S storage is expandable up to 32GB via Micro SD. The internal memory of the MOTO G is not expandable, therefore Motorola offers a 16GB Version. The pricetag of the MOTO G 16GB is at currently 730 RM much more expensive then the 400RM of the Xiaomi Redmi 1S, so its better to compare the 8GB Version with the 8GB version.

The Xiaomi Redmi 1 S comes with an 2000 mAH battery, while the Motorola MOTO G uses a 2070 mAH battery, no big difference here. Another advantage of the Redmi 1S is the use of dual SIM cards, so you can easily differentiate between business and your private life.

Winner: For Hardware and specs the Xiaomi Redmi 1S is the Winner. While both the Moto G and the Redmi 1s use the same qualcomm quad-core Snapdragon 400 the Xiaomi Redmi 1s is clocked significantly higher with 1.6 Ghz vs 1.2. Also it comes with expandable external memory and Dual Sim, which makes it the clear winner in Hardware and Specs.

Camera and Pictures

The Xiaomi Redmi 1S comes with an 8 megapixel rear camera. The Redmi 1s ƒ/2.2 aperture and 28mm wide angle give you a very good focus on objects on the foreground while blurring the rest. If you are into selfies or video chat via skype and google hangouts the Xiaomi smartphone has also a 1.6 MP Camera. It also is able to record 1080p videos.

Beautiful girl picture taken by Xiaomi Redmi 1 S, more pictures here

The MOTO G has a 5 Megapixel Rear Cam with Single Flash and a 1.3 MP frontcam. With the Moto G all you get are really single flash, HDR mode, shutter sound and apect ratio including panorama mode. Overall the MOTO G is not really a camera for aspring smartphone. photographers

Winner: Xiaomi Redmi 1S. When it comes to Camera the Xiaomi Redmi 1S is the clear winner. The 8 MP Camera with ƒ/2.2 aperture and 28mm wide angle clear dominate the 5 MP Camera of the MOTO G. As well the front camera is slightly better with 1.6 MP vs 1.3 MP.

Software

The MOTO G was one of the first smartphones to be updated on Google’s latest software – Android 4.4.2 KitKat, because Google owned Motorola before. ( They sold Motorola to Lenovo recently). The specs of the MOTO G are enough to run Android Kit Kat smoothly. Android purists will like that the Moto G is running the stock version of Kit Kat. Motorola decided against a customization and said that they wanted to focus on real benefits instead.

The Xiaomi Redmi 1s rund on MIUI V5, which is a custom rom that is grounded on Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and Android 4.3. There a few design changes on the MIUI V5 comparing with Stock Android, like removing the APP Drawer. The Aim for the MIUI V5 was to make it more simple and intuitive while leaving enough customization options for experienced Android Users, according to Xiaomi VP Barra.

Winner: Xiaomi Redmi 1s. With the MIUI V5 you get a multitude of customization options and its very intuitive and easy to use. As well the Xiaomi MI 3 already runs on MIUI V5 with Android Kit Kat 4.4.2 so its likey that the Redmi 1s will get the same. While Moto G used to get all the newest updates, Motorola was sold to Lenovo recently so it is unclear what will happen to the constant updates of Android.

Winner:

Xiaomi Redmi 1S. The price of the Redmi 1s will be ca 400RM at launch in June for Malaysia. Thats more then 280 RM cheaper then the MOTO G. For that price you get a quad-core smartphone with 4.7 inch HD display and 8 megapixel Camera. In this comparison definitely the Xiaomi Redmi wins over the MOTO G, since its stronger on Specs and Hardware, Camera and has definitely a impressive price.

In general Xiaomi just sold out all of their XIaomi MI 3 and their powerbanks for the launch. It will be good for the Malaysian Market to see more competitors coming in. Chinese Companies like Huawei and Xiaomi offer highly increasing value for smart prices with their devices like Huawei Honor 3c or the Xiaomi Redmi 1s.

In the end the Malaysian users will win, which is fantastic.

As soon as the Xiaomi Redmi 1s launches we will present it here for you on Oizoioi – Malaysia’s Number 1 Price Comparison Site