Apple iPhone 8 vs Motorola Moto X4 Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone 8
8.2
Motorola Moto X4
Apple iPhone 8 Motorola Moto X4
Released · Sep 22, 2017
Released · Oct 19, 2017
4.7-inch · 1334x750px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 256GB
3GB · 32GB
1821 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017 Aug 31, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$849 $399

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
5.84 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches
148.35 x 73.5 x 7.99 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g 5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray Black, Blue

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 68.46% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) 6 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU Adreno 508
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
2GB/64GB
2GB/128GB
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
1821 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Quad LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning Type-C
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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 41
3G Bands
4, 5, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2017
FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.09 W/kg
Body: 1.09 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

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Dual SIM Yes
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Memory 64GB
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