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| Global Score | |
| 70.1 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2021-01-14 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.51 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.28 ounces |
| Black and White | Flash gray, Glowing blue (retail only) and Polar silver (retail only) |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 200.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G Power (2021) is just a bit better than Apple iPhone 5, getting a 76.5 score against 70.1. The Motorola Moto G Power (2021) is a noticeably newer cellphone than the Apple iPhone 5, although it's incredibly heavier and thicker. Moto G Power (2021) has a superior processing power than iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster) and more RAM memory.
The iPhone 5 has a much sharper display than Motorola Moto G Power (2021), because although it has a much smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640, it also counts with a just a bit higher display pixels density. Motorola Moto G Power (2021) captures much better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the Motorola Moto G Power (2021) also has faster 60 fps video frame rates, a way higher resolution camera, a way larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a lot higher photo and video quality and a lot larger camera aperture for better captures and video in poorly lited situations.
Moto G Power (2021) features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage. Moto G Power (2021) has a very superior battery life than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 247% bigger battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Moto G Power (2021) is also by far the cheapest one, making this phone an obvious call.
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