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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| iOS 9.x | Android 13 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2023-05-04 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 625.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL1022 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.81 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.72 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus is a little bit better than the Motorola Edge 40, having an 84.2 score against 77.2. Apple iPhone 6s Plus has iOS 9.x OS, while Motorola Edge 40 works with Android 13 OS. Apple iPhone 6s Plus's construction is a bit thinner than the Motorola Edge 40, but it is heavier and was released many years before.
The iPhone 6s Plus counts with a slightly better screen than Motorola Edge 40, although it has a quite smaller display, a bit less pixels per screen inch, a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and much less brightness. The iPhone 6s Plus has a much better performing CPU than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 6 less cpu cores , it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a 64 bits processing unit.
Motorola Edge 40's memory capacity to store more games and applications is just as good as iPhone 6s Plus's one, both have exactly the same internal storage capacity. The Motorola Edge 40 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a lot bigger sensor, a camera with a much higher 50 mega pixels resolution and a way larger diafragm aperture to capture better captures in low light environments.
The Motorola Edge 40 features a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity instead of 2750mAh.
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