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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 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 |
| 4 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 | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 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 XS Max has an overall score of 84.5, which is just a bit better than Motorola Moto G8 Plus's 77.6 overall score. Despite of the fact the iPhone XS Max is older and a bit heavier than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, it's body is still somewhat thinner. The iPhone XS Max counts with a sharper display than Moto G8 Plus, because it has a slightly better resolution of 1242 x 2688px, a little bit better screen density and a little bit larger display.
Moto G8 Plus features a much better memory to install games and applications than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Moto G8 Plus also has a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB. The iPhone XS Max counts with a quite better processing power than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has lesser cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Moto G8 Plus shoots better photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Moto G8 Plus also counts with a much larger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a much more mega-pixels camera and a larger diafragm aperture to take better photography and video in low light situations.
Moto G8 Plus features improved battery duration than iPhone XS Max, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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