Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone XS vs Motorola Moto G8

Apple iPhone XS
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Motorola Moto G8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Motorola
Announced September 2018 2020, March 5
Status Coming Soon - September 2018 Available. Released 2020, March 5
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold White Prism, Capri Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
161.3 x 75.8 x 9 mm
(6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 188.3 g (6.63.0.11 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and e-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 66(1700/2100)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 12 Android 10.0
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) [Similar]
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] Adreno 610 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/256/512 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating HD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches [Similar] 6.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels (463 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (268 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.01% 82.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 16 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
16 MP, f/1.7, (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP (dedicated macro camera)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 600/100 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity - 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 20 h (3G) -