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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| 2015-09-03 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 10.34 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus is much better than the Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), getting an 87.1 score against 74.1. Apple iPhone 8 Plus's construction is noticeably newer and way thinner than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015)'s, although it is heavier. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with a better hardware performance than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), and although they both have the same RAM amount and a Hexa-Core processor, the Apple iPhone 8 Plus also has a 64 bits processor.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a little bit better looking screen than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), although it has a little bit worse display pixels density, a bit smaller screen and a lot lower 1080 x 1920 resolution. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with a much better memory to store more games and applications than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Moto X Pure Edition (2015) features a bit longer battery lifetime than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has an 11% bigger battery capacity. Moto X Pure Edition (2015) has a slightly better camera than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture and slower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Moto X Pure Edition (2015) also counts with a lot larger sensor and a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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