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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-02-07 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Blue and Red |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2270 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 463 pixels per inch | 405 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 636 SDM636 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 4.96 |
| 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 is better than Moto G7 Plus, with an 84.2 score against 76.1. Although the iPhone XS and Moto G7 Plus were only released with a couple months difference, iPhone XS's design is just a bit heavier but also a little bit thinner. Apple iPhone XS has a superior processing unit than Moto G7 Plus, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPhone XS also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
The Apple iPhone XS has a sharper screen than Motorola Moto G7 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch and a slightly higher 1125 x 2436 resolution. The Motorola Moto G7 Plus and Apple iPhone XS have quite similar cameras, because although the Motorola Moto G7 Plus has a tinier camera sensor which provides a worse image and video quality and lower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same video quality, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better low-light photography and videos and a way better resolution camera.
The Motorola Moto G7 Plus has a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Motorola Moto G7 Plus also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. Moto G7 Plus counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than iPhone XS, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
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