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| Global Score | |
| 67.7 | 73.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 5.1 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2015-07-28 |
| 4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 inches | 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches |
| 4.66 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Blue, Green, Pink, White and Yellow | Black, Gray and White |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 270.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset |
| Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Cortex-A57 (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP3 GPU | Adreno 418 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1507mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Moto X Pure Edition (2015) has an overall score of 73.8, which is a bit better than Apple iPhone 5c's 67.7 overall score. Moto X Pure Edition (2015) is a newer phone than the Apple iPhone 5c, but it is notably heavier and way thicker. Moto X Pure Edition (2015) works with Android 5.1 OS, and Apple iPhone 5c comes with iOS 8.x OS.
IPhone 5c and Moto X Pure Edition (2015) count with incredibly similar processing units, because although the Moto X Pure Edition (2015) has 1 lesser cpu cores (although faster), it also counts with 2,01 GB more RAM memory. The Moto X Pure Edition (2015) features a little sharper screen than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has a way higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution, way more pixels per inch of screen and a much bigger screen.
The Moto X Pure Edition (2015) has a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than iPhone 5c, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB and more internal storage capacity. Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and video, a way higher 3840x2160 video quality, a lot more MP back-facing camera and a lot larger back camera sensor capturing way higher quality photographs and videos.
The Moto X Pure Edition (2015) counts with a superior battery lifetime than iPhone 5c, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1507mAh.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Moto X Pure Edition (2015) is also the cheapest.
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