Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Motorola Moto E5 Plus Specs Comparison

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9.2
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
7.2
Motorola Moto E5 Plus
Apple iPhone 8 Plus Motorola Moto E5 Plus
Released · Sep 22, 2017
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.0-inch · 1440x720px
Dual camera
Single camera
3GB · 256GB
3GB · 32GB
2691 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017 Apr 19, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$949

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
6.37 x 2.96 x 0.37 inches
161.9 x 75.3 x 9.35 mm
Weight
7.13 oz / 202.0 g 7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67 Splash
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, Gold, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 67.47% screen-to-body 6.0-inch, 76.37% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 7 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 (28 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU Adreno 505
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
3GB/64GB
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2691 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single 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 (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.8
Focal Length: 56 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Quad LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps), DVD (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Lightning microUSB, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
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, 14, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30
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), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $799
with 5 MP front camera
Front 5 MP
A1864
with 16 GB storage
Memory 2GB/16GB
with 128 GB storage
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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