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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| 2017-03-31 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 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 | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| 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 XS Max has a score of 84.5, which is much better than Moto G5 Plus's 74.6 score. Apple iPhone XS Max is a newer and extremely thinner phone than Moto G5 Plus, but it is also incredibly heavier. Apple iPhone XS Max counts with just a bit better looking screen than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because it has a higher 1242 x 2688 resolution, a larger display and a bit better amount of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Moto G5 Plus features a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Moto G5 Plus also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 128 GB. The iPhone XS Max has a greater performance than Moto G5 Plus, because although it has 2 less processing cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Apple iPhone XS Max takes a bit better videos and photos than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light photos and videos and a smaller camera sensor capturing lower quality videos and images, and they both have a back camera with a 12 mega pixels resolution and the same (4K) video quality, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with faster video frame rate.
Apple iPhone XS Max counts with just a bit better battery performance than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because it has 3179mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Although Apple iPhone XS Max is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Moto G5 Plus, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Moto G5 Plus. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy the Apple iPhone XS Max, otherwise you can save some dollars and buy the Moto G5 Plus, giving up a couple specs and features.
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