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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-07-08 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 7.30 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Surfing blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 463 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 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 is just a bit better than the Moto G 5G Plus, getting an 84.2 score against 82.6. The iPhone XS construction is lighter and somewhat thinner than Moto G 5G Plus, although it was released just a little more than a year before. The Apple iPhone XS counts with a bit better looking display than Moto G 5G Plus, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better 1125 x 2436px resolution and a little bit greater screen pixel density.
The Moto G 5G Plus features a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XS, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Moto G 5G Plus also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. The iPhone XS features a superior hardware performance than Motorola Moto G 5G Plus, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The Moto G 5G Plus features a better camera than Apple iPhone XS, because although it has slower video frame rate, and they both have the same video resolution, the Moto G 5G Plus also counts with a lot bigger camera sensor providing a way higher image quality, a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photography and a camera with way more mega pixels.
The Motorola Moto G 5G Plus has a very superior battery life than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2659mAh.
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