Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Motorola Moto G8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Mar 05, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1100

Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 160.84 x 78.09 x 7.39 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)	6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 161.27 x 75.8 x 8.95 mm
Weight
8.03 oz / 228.0 g	6.64 oz / 188.3 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Plastic
Materials & Colors
Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68	Splash
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Neon blue, Pearl white

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.45% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 82.36% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	1560x720px, 19:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	4.3 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Yes	Adreno 610
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (10)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2071	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4844	Untested
3D Mark High
2481	Untested
3D Mark Low
1792	Untested

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Battery

Type
3687 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Charge speed
Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 10.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 59min

Browsing

14h 6min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

8h 1min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 14min

Gaming

7h 4min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm	16 MP (Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	8 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 10, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56YT3
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.41 W/kg Body: 1.34 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1200

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

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