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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| 2018-06-29 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 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 |
| 6.7 | 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 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 iPhone 8 Plus is much better than Moto Z3 Play, with a global score of 87.1 against 76.3. IPhone 8 Plus is an older, way heavier and a little thicker phone than the Moto Z3 Play. IPhone 8 Plus counts with a little sharper screen than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, although it has a bit smaller display, a bit inferior amount of pixels per inch in the display and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels.
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a better performance than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Motorola Moto Z3 Play has a quite bigger memory to store more apps and games than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 1,95 TB.
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play has a bit better battery life than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2691mAh. The iPhone 8 Plus takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking worse quality videos and images and a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same resolution camera in the back and the same (4K) video definition, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with better 60 frames per second video frame rate.
The iPhone 8 Plus costs a lot more money than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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