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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| 2016-11-11 | 2016-09-16 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 3.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 7 is much better than Motorola Moto M, having a general score of 81.6 against 71.6. Even though Apple iPhone 7 and Motorola Moto M were released only a couple months apart, Apple iPhone 7 is a bit thinner and lighter. The iPhone 7's processing unit is just as good as the Motorola Moto M one, although the iPhone 7 has lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (although they are faster).
IPhone 7 has a bit better screen than Motorola Moto M, although it has a lot lower 750 x 1334 resolution, a little less pixels per inch in the screen and a quite smaller display. The iPhone 7 features a superior camera than Motorola Moto M, because although it has a lot less mega-pixels back camera, it also counts with a way higher video definition and a larger aperture to take better photography and video in low-light environments.
Apple iPhone 7 has a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Moto M, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Motorola Moto M has a very superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 7, because it has a 56% greater battery size.
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