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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| 2017-03-31 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.26 |
| 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XR is a little bit better than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, having a global score of 82 against 74.6. Although the Apple iPhone XR is heavier than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, it's thinner and also newer. The Apple iPhone XR counts with a little sharper screen than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 828 x 1792px and a just a little lower pixels density, it also counts with a bigger display.
IPhone XR has a more powerful processor than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because although it has lesser processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. The iPhone XR shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor which offers a lower photo and video quality and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light captures and videos, and they both have a camera with a 12 megapixels resolution and the same video quality, the iPhone XR also counts with faster 60 frames per second video frame rates.
Moto G5 Plus counts with a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone XR, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Moto G5 Plus also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB. Apple iPhone XR's battery duration is just as good as the Motorola Moto G5 Plus one, although the Apple iPhone XR has a 2% lower battery size.
Although iPhone XR is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Moto G5 Plus, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Moto G5 Plus. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the iPhone XR, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and buy the Moto G5 Plus, letting go a couple features and specs.
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