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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| -- | iOS 14.x |
| 2016-05-18 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 127.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is much better than the Motorola Moto G4 Plus, having a overall score of 88.5 against 72.1. Apple iPhone 12 mini's construction is noticeably newer, way thinner and somewhat lighter than Motorola Moto G4 Plus. IPhone 12 mini features a brighter screen than Moto G4 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little better pixels density and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini features a much more powerful processing unit than Moto G4 Plus, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. Moto G4 Plus has a very superior memory to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Moto G4 Plus also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
The iPhone 12 mini takes much better photos and videos than Moto G4 Plus, because although it has a way less mega pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a larger camera aperture for better low light captures and video. Moto G4 Plus features better battery performance than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 2227mAh.
Although Apple iPhone 12 mini is a better device, it is way more expensive than Moto G4 Plus, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Moto G4 Plus. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can get Moto G4 Plus, and give up a few specs and features, but you will get the most with your savings.
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