Apple iPhone 15 vs Motorola Edge (2023) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $799 | €949 6GB/256GB - $899 6GB/512GB - $1099

Design

Dimensions
5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 inches (~0.45 inches with camera bump) 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (~11.33 mm with camera bump)	6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 158.4 x 72 x 7.6 mm (~11.16 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.03 oz / 171.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink	Nebula Green, Lunar Blue, Eclipse Black, Viva Magenta

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 86.38% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 90.92% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	P-OLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2556x1179px, 19.5:9 ratio, 461 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2117 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	2.7 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
A16 Bionic (4 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 7030 (6 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.46 GHz Everest 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth	Octa-core 2x2.5GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple GPU 5-core	Mali-G610 MC3
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x)	Android (13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2595	1045
GeekBench 6 Multi
6651	2476
3D Mark High
2950	702
3D Mark Low
1896	697

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Battery

Type
3349 mAh, Li - Ion	4400 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 41min

Browsing

13h 25min

Video

7h 51min

Gaming

8h 24min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 11min

Browsing

11h 16min

Video

8h 4min

Gaming

6h 48min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX904 Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 2.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.4 Sensor size: 1/1.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX772 Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

148

Overall

154

Photo

143

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.2
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave, 5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA
LTE 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, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2023 FCC ID value: BCG-E8427A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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