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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-06-06 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Gray and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full 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 and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS Max has a general score of 84.5, which is slightly better than Moto Z4's global score of 79.8. Despite being the best in this review, iPhone XS Max is a much heavier and just a bit thicker cellphone than Moto Z4. The Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a more vivid screen than Moto Z4, because it has a quite higher quantity of pixels per screen inch, a little bit higher 1242 x 2688 resolution and a little bit larger screen.
Apple iPhone XS Max features a greater processing power than Moto Z4, because although it has 2 lesser CPU cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bits CPU. Motorola Moto Z4 features a very superior storage for games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Motorola Moto Z4 captures much better pictures and videos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same video resolution, the Motorola Moto Z4 also counts with a lot bigger back camera sensor taking much better quality pictures and videos, a larger aperture to capture better low light images and video and a back camera with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution.
Motorola Moto Z4 counts with just a little better battery life than iPhone XS Max, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity.
Although iPhone XS Max is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Moto Z4, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Moto Z4. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy iPhone XS Max, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Moto Z4, giving up a couple specs and features.
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