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| Global Score | |
| 82 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| 2018-10-26 | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 749.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 14.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone XR has a score of 82, which is a bit better than the Moto G8 Plus's global score of 77.6. IPhone XR is an older and a bit heavier phone than Moto G8 Plus, but Apple managed to build it a little bit thinner anyway. IPhone XR has a superior hardware performance than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has lesser processing cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPhone XR features a bit better screen than Moto G8 Plus, although it has a little bit worse display density, a little smaller display and a much lower 828 x 1792 resolution. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a better camera than Apple iPhone XR, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also counts with a way higher 48 MP resolution camera, a larger camera aperture to capture better low light captures and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking way higher quality pictures and videos.
The Moto G8 Plus counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone XR, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Moto G8 Plus also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Motorola Moto G8 Plus counts with longer battery lifetime than iPhone XR, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 2942mAh.
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