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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| 2019-10-24 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Cosmic blue and Crystal pink | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 400 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 14.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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
IPhone XR is a bit better than Moto G8 Plus, getting a general score of 82 against 77.6. IPhone XR's design is a bit thinner than Moto G8 Plus, although it is just a bit heavier and was released about a year before. Apple iPhone XR has a little bit better screen than Moto G8 Plus, although it has a lot worse 828 x 1792 resolution, a bit lower pixels density and a bit smaller screen.
Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XR, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB. The iPhone XR features a superior processor than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and 1 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Motorola Moto G8 Plus counts with a much better camera than iPhone XR, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also counts with a way more MP camera in the back, a bigger camera aperture for better low light photos and videos and a way larger sensor which gives a much higher photo and video quality.
Motorola Moto G8 Plus has greater battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XR, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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