Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-10-23 | 2018-08-16 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | $ 297.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 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 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 is much better than the Motorola Moto Z3, getting an 88.7 score against 77.6. The iPhone 12 works with iOS 15.x OS, while Motorola Moto Z3 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS. The iPhone 12 design is a lot newer, but just a bit thicker and just a little heavier than Motorola Moto Z3. IPhone 12 features a better looking display than Motorola Moto Z3, because it has a quite bigger display, a little bit higher resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels and a quite higher pixels density.
The iPhone 12 counts with a quite superior processing power than Moto Z3, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bit CPU. Moto Z3 has a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Apple iPhone 12, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Moto Z3 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Apple iPhone 12 features a bit better camera than Moto Z3, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a camera with a 12 mega pixels resolution, the Apple iPhone 12 also has faster video frame rate and a bigger aperture. Moto Z3 features a bit superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 7 percent larger battery size.
Although iPhone 12 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Motorola Moto Z3, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Motorola Moto Z3. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy iPhone 12, but if you don't you can save some money and buy the Motorola Moto Z3, letting go a couple features and specs.
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