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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
16 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 75.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| Android 5.1 | iOS 8.x |
| 2015-07-28 | 2014-09-09 |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Plastic | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| Cortex-A57 (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| 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 6 Plus is slightly better than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), having a overall score of 75.3 against 73.8. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus body is much thinner and a little lighter than the Moto X Pure Edition (2015), even though it was released about 11 months before. Apple iPhone 6 Plus works with iOS 8.x OS, and Moto X Pure Edition (2015) works with Android 5.1 OS.
The iPhone 6 Plus and Moto X Pure Edition (2015) count with quite similar screens, although the iPhone 6 Plus has a way lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, a quite smaller screen and a just a bit inferior pixel number per display inch. The Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015) features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
IPhone 6 Plus features a superior processor than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with 1 more cpu cores (but slower), a 64-bit processor and an extra graphics co-processor. The Moto X Pure Edition (2015) captures better photos and videos than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a back camera with a way higher 21 mega-pixels resolution, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot better image quality and a bigger aperture to take better images in poorly lited environments.
Moto X Pure Edition (2015) counts with a bit better battery performance than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 2915mAh.
Apple iPhone 6 Plus is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, which makes it an obvious call.
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