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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2020-12-07 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | LTPS |
| 457 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 is just a bit better than the Moto G 5G, with an 88.7 score against 81.5. IPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x operating system, and Moto G 5G works with Android 10 operating system. Even when iPhone 12 and the Moto G 5G were released only 2 months apart, iPhone 12 is noticeably thinner and notably lighter.
IPhone 12 features a faster processing unit than Motorola Moto G 5G, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The iPhone 12 counts with a brighter screen than Moto G 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit higher screen pixels density and a slightly higher resolution of 1170 x 2532px.
Moto G 5G features a little bit better camera than iPhone 12, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rates and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for shooting pictures and video in low-light environments, and they both have the same video resolution, the Moto G 5G also counts with a lot more MP camera.
Motorola Moto G 5G features much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Motorola Moto G 5G also has an external SD slot that admits up to 1000 GB. The Motorola Moto G 5G has a very superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2815mAh.
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