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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 463 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 | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 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
The iPhone XS has an overall score of 84.2, which is a bit better than Moto G8 Plus's 77.6 global score. The iPhone XS is an older device than Moto G8 Plus, but it is somewhat thinner and a little bit lighter anyway. The iPhone XS features a quite superior hardware performance than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPhone XS counts with a sharper screen than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher 1125 x 2436 resolution and a little higher number of pixels in each display inch. The Moto G8 Plus has a much better camera than iPhone XS, because although it has slower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Moto G8 Plus also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels, a bigger aperture for better photos in poorly lited situations and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality.
Moto G8 Plus features a lot bigger storage to install applications and games than iPhone XS, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Moto G8 Plus also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a much better battery life than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2659mAh.
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