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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| 2018-04-19 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Blue and Gray | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 iPhone XS Max is just a bit better than the Moto G6 Plus, having a score of 84.5 against 77.5. IPhone XS Max's body is somewhat heavier but just a little bit thinner than Moto G6 Plus, and both of them were only released with a couple months difference. Apple iPhone XS Max features a bit better looking screen than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, because it has a better resolution of 1242 x 2688px, a little bigger display and a just a little higher pixel density.
IPhone XS Max has a superior CPU than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The iPhone XS Max takes a little bit better videos and photos than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have a 12 mega pixels resolution back camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a bigger sensor shooting better quality photographs and videos and faster video frame rates.
The Moto G6 Plus features a much bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Moto G6 Plus also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 128 GB. The Apple iPhone XS Max's battery life is very similar to Motorola Moto G6 Plus's battery duration, although the Apple iPhone XS Max has a 1% lower battery capacity.
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