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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| 2017-03-31 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone 8 is better than Moto G5 Plus, with a general score of 85 against 74.6. IPhone 8 is a a little bit lighter and way thinner phone than the Moto G5 Plus, even when they were released only 6 months apart. The iPhone 8 has a better performing CPU than Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and lesser CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
IPhone 8 counts with a little sharper display than Moto G5 Plus, although it has a way worse resolution of 750 x 1334, a little smaller display and a quite worse pixel count per display inch. Apple iPhone 8 captures a little bit better photos and videos than Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a tinier sensor capturing worse quality images and videos and a tinier aperture which is not good for shooting pictures and videos in low light situations, and they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels and the same video definition, the Apple iPhone 8 also counts with better 60 fps video frame rate.
The iPhone 8 has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage. The Moto G5 Plus counts with a very superior battery life than iPhone 8, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1821mAh.
Although iPhone 8 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Moto G5 Plus, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Moto G5 Plus. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the iPhone 8, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and get the Moto G5 Plus, letting go a couple specifications.
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