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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| 2017-08-01 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.04 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 144.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 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 | 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, EDR | 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 |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS Max is better than Motorola Moto G5S Plus, getting a overall score of 84.5 against 74.8. The Apple iPhone XS Max is a newer and somewhat thinner device than the Motorola Moto G5S Plus, but it's also somewhat heavier. The Apple iPhone XS Max has a much better display than Moto G5S Plus, because it has a quite greater display density, a larger display and a higher resolution of 1242 x 2688.
The Moto G5S Plus features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Moto G5S Plus also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB. IPhone XS Max features a better performing processing unit than Moto G5S Plus, because although it has 2 lesser cpu cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPhone XS Max takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Moto G5S Plus, because although it has a back camera with a worse resolution and a worse video quality, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better images and videos in low light environments. IPhone XS Max has just a little bit longer battery performance than Moto G5S Plus, because it has 3179mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Although iPhone XS Max is a better device, it costs a lot more than Moto G5S Plus, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Moto G5S Plus. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy iPhone XS Max, else you can save a couple dollars and get the Moto G5S Plus, resigning some features and specs.
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