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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-04-19 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Blue and Gray |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 |
| 10.12 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 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 XS Max has an overall score of 84.5, which is slightly better than Moto G6 Plus's general score of 77.5. Even though the iPhone XS Max and the Moto G6 Plus were released only a couple of months apart, iPhone XS Max's body is a bit thinner but somewhat heavier than the Moto G6 Plus. The iPhone XS Max features a quite superior performance than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 2 less cpu cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Apple iPhone XS Max counts with just a bit better looking display than Moto G6 Plus, because it has a just a bit higher display pixel density, a little bit bigger display and a better 1242 x 2688 resolution. The Moto G6 Plus features much more memory for games and applications than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Moto G6 Plus also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 128 GB.
The iPhone XS Max captures slightly better videos and photos than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have a back facing camera with a 12 MP resolution and the same (4K) video resolution, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a bigger back camera sensor capturing better quality videos and photographs and higher 60 fps video frame rates.
Motorola Moto G6 Plus's battery lifetime is just as good as iPhone XS Max's battery performance, although the Motorola Moto G6 Plus also has 3200mAh of battery capacity against 3179mAh.
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